Open AccessProspective Study of 162 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies in Breast Cancer: Usefulness of Ultrasonography in Patients Selection
Author(s) -
Seok Won Kim,
Wonshik Han,
In Ae Park,
Jun Key Chung,
Jeong Seok Yeo,
Woo Kyung Moon,
Ju Hee,
Kuk Jin Choe,
Seung Keun Oh,
Yeo Kyu Youn,
DongYoung Noh
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of korean breast cancer society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1598-3641
DOI - 10.4048/jkbcs.2003.6.2.103
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , biopsy , breast cancer , gamma probe , sentinel node , radiology , frozen section procedure , cancer , surgery
Purpose: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has been widely used in the management of melanoma and breast cancer. The aims of this study were (1) to compare the results obtained with the different injection, intraoperative sentinel node evaluation, and postoperative evaluation; and (2) to determine the reliability of SLN to predict the regional lymph node status. Methods: We prospectively studied selected 162 female primary breast cancer patients from Jun. 1999 to Apr. 2003. For identification of sentinel lymph node, Tc99m-antimony trisulfate was used as a tracer with two injection methods and SLN biopsy using a gamma-detection probe was done after breast lymphoscintigraphy. Frozen section biopsy or touch-print cytology was done for intraoperative evaluation. If a SLN biopsy was free of metastasis by permanent hematoxylin and eosin (HE6:103-108)
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