Testing the Feasibility of Intra-Operative Sentinel Lymph Node Touch Imprint Cytology

The value of touch imprint cytology and frozen section for intra-operative evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph nodes.

BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a procedure of choice to determine the axillary involvement in breast cancer. The most important intraoperative evaluation methods are touch imprint cytology (TIC) and frozen section (FS). Each of these techniques has its own drawbacks and it is still unclear which is preferred. MATERIAL AND METHODS 97 consecutive patients with recently diagnosed...

Intra-operative Imprint Cytology of Dysgerminoma-

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Imprint Cytology Predicts Axillary Node Status in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Is intraoperative touch imprint cytology of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer cost effective?

BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) are generally evaluated postoperatively, requiring 5-7 days for assessment. SLNs can also be evaluated intraoperatively by using touch imprint cytology (TIC), thus providing the surgeon immediate feedback and allowing for concurrent completion node dissection (CND) for positive SLNs. The authors hypothesized that TIC, when compared with standard postoperat...

Predictive Value of Intraoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Imprint Cytology Analysis for Metastasis in Patients with Melanoma.

Since there are no standardized protocols regarding the detection of microscopic melanoma deposits in sentinel lymph nodes (SLN), the aim of this study was to present our experience with intraoperative cytological evaluation of SLN in patients with melanoma. The study included 475 SLN biopsies (SLNB) from 201 patients with primary cutaneous melanoma of intermediate thickness. Each lymph node wa...