Perioperative diagnosis of the positive axilla in breast cancer: A safe, time efficient algorithm

P.A. Carroll (1) , D. O'Mahony (2) , R. Mcdermott (2) , T. Boyle (1) , B. Dunne (3) , M.J. Kennedy (4) , E.M. Connolly (1)

1 Department of Surgery
2 Department of Radiology
3 Department of Pathology
4 St. James's Hospital & Trinity College Dublin

This study evaluates the combined role of axillary ultrasound (Ax US), fine needle aspiration (FNAC) and intraoperative frozen section analysis of the sentinel node (FS SN) in a practical, time efficient algorithm to reduce the requirement for reoperation for axillary clearance in breast cancer in a busy tertiary unit.

Mots clés: Axillary Ultrasound; Breast Cancer; Staging

P.A. Carroll, D. O'Mahony, R. Mcdermott, T. Boyle, B. Dunne, et al.. Perioperative diagnosis of the positive axilla in breast cancer: A safe, time efficient algorithm. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011, 37 (3), pp.205. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2011.01.002⟩. ⟨hal-00668067⟩