Open AccessProceedings of the Consensus Conference on the Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Carcinoma of the Breast April 19–22, 2001, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Author(s) -
Schwartz Gordon F.,
Giuliano Armando E.,
Veronesi Umberto
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the breast journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1524-4741
pISSN - 1075-122X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2002.08315.x
Subject(s) - medicine , consensus conference , sentinel lymph node , sentinel node , breast cancer , biopsy , general surgery , breast carcinoma , clinical practice , oncology , cancer , family medicine
A consensus conference on the role of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer was held in Philadelphia in April, 2001; the participants included many highly respected American and European investigators in this area. This report summarizes the deliberations of the group and promotes its current guidelines for the integration of this new technique into contemporary clinical practice.