The optimal histopathological handling of sentinel lymph nodes remains the subject of debate. There is surprisingly little evidence in support of the manner in which sentinel lymph nodes are grossed. Some authors recommend that a lymph node be sectioned parallel to the long axis of the node, while others recommend that the short axis be used. In either case, the manner in which a sentinel lymph...

It is generally accepted that lymph node status is one of the most important prognostic factors in vulvar and cervical carcinoma.[4,5] The problematic area has remained the long-standing practice of evaluating lymph node status by complete or near-complete lymph node resections followed by pathologic evaluation. It is clear that extensive lymph node dissection adds to morbidity and increases th...

PATIENT Female, 66 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma • small lymphocytic lymphoma SYMPTOMS - MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy • lumpectomy • axillary lymph node dissection Specialty: Breast cancer surgery. OBJECTIVE Rare presentation of two concomitant malingancies. BACKGROUND Lymphatic mapping of axillary breast cancer metastases in the presence ...

The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity is still subject to debate although some studies have reported its feasibility. The main reason for this debate is probably due to the high false-negative rate for floor-of-mouth tumors per se. We report the case of a 54-year-old man with a T1N0 floor-of-mouth squamous cell carcinoma who underwent the sentinel l...

Surgical excision of axillary lymph node(s) is standard practice in the management of invasive breast cancer. Whether sentinel or axillary lymph node excisions are performed, typically the histopathological distinction of metastatic carcinoma is straightforward. However, there are rare, though, important pathological entities that may pose a diagnostic challenge in the evaluation of axillary se...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Preoperative localization of sentinel lymph nodes in head and neck cutaneous malignancies can be aided by single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT); however, its true predictive value for identifying lymph nodes intraoperatively remains unquantified. This study aims to understand the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predic...

BACKGROUND The aim of this work was to reveal through sentinel node study the intraoperative presence of preoperatively undetected pathological lymph nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS At the Surgical Science Department of La Sapienza University of Rome The Authors studied from January 2003 to June 2004 18 patients with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, who presented no clinical evidence of lymph...

................................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 5 The ‘black cancer’:...

................................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 5 The ‘black cancer’:...

Breast cancer after breast augmentation is not rare, but cases of bilateral breast cancer after augmentation are not often reported. A 43-year-old woman attended our hospital because of a mass in her left breast. She had undergone breast augmentation by implants 4 years before at a cosmetic surgery clinic. There were operative scars in her bilateral axilla. A detailed examination revealed bilat...