Accuracy of Intraoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation by Imprint Cytology in Breast Cancer: A 12-Year Single Center Experience With 2,528 Patients
The accuracy of intraoperative SLN evaluation is affected by size of the metastasis, tumor subtype, and prior NAC. While IC is acceptable for IOE, combining IC and FS is advised, especially in the setting of earlier NAC, to enhance accuracy for small metastatic foci.
Authors
- Baran Mollavelıoglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-044X)
- Semen Yeşil Önder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1384-630X)
- Cagla Safak Karaoglan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3582-2982)
- Sidar Bağbudar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-9394)
- Hasan Karanlık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-7260)
- Aysel Bayram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-0074)
- Mustafa Tükenmez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-568X)
- Ekrem Yavuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-0648)
- Esma Sayar
Institutions
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Breast Health
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2025.2025-5-10
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00