Accuracy of intraoperative imprint cytology for sentinel lymph node evaluation in the treatment of breast carcinoma

The current report provides results from a large retrospective analysis of intraoperative imprint cytology performed on axillary sentinel lymph nodes (IICN) removed over the course of 2137 breast surgeries (4905 lymph nodes). It is hoped that these results may serve as benchmarks for those interested in using this technique.

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