Proceeding of the consensus conference of the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in carcinoma or the breast April 19-22, 2001, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Gordon F Schwartz; Armando E Guiliano; Umberto Veronesi; Consensus Conference Committee

doi:10.1046/j.1524-4741.2002.08315.x

Proceeding of the consensus conference of the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in carcinoma or the breast April 19-22, 2001, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Breast J. 2002 May-Jun;8(3):124-38. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2002.08315.x.

Authors

Gordon F Schwartz¹, Armando E Guiliano, Umberto Veronesi; Consensus Conference Committee

Affiliation

¹ Professor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College 1015 Chestnut Street, Suit 510 Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. gordonschwartz@yahoo.com

PMID: 12078657
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2002.08315.x

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Consensus Development Conference
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Carcinoma in Situ / pathology
Carcinoma in Situ / surgery
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
Contraindications
False Negative Reactions
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Mastectomy
Safety
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / adverse effects
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / education
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / methods
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / standards
Specimen Handling