Intraoperative consultation of sentinel lymph node for mammary carcinoma

Abstract

Recently, intraoperative sentinel lymph node (SNL) biopsy is a standard diagnostic procedure for treatmentof mammary carcinoma due to accurate staging procedure and resulting in lower morbidity than axillary lymph nodedissection. Intraoperative pathological evaluation is essential. The accuracy of both imprint cytology and frozen section dependson various procedures such as macroscopic examination, tissue submission, slide sections, intraoperative evaluation andpost operative fixation. Awareness of potential pitfalls and limitation in the procedures with clinical communication betweensurgeon and pathologist should bring up the high yielding accuracy.

Key words: Sentinel lymph node, Intraoperative consultation, Breast cancer