[HTML][HTML] Quality indicators for sentinel lymph node biopsy: Is there room for improvement?

SA Acuna, FA Angarita, DR McCready… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Eleven quality indicators (QIs) for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) were
previously developed through a consensus-based approach, yet still need to be …

Measuring the quality of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer using newly developed quality indicators: a feasibility study

BJ Wells, H Najjar, FC Wright, CMB Holloway… - Annals of surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Background Measurement of the quality of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has not been
reported beyond the false-negative rate and sentinel lymph node identification rate. This …

Quality indicators for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: applicability and clinical relevance in a non-screened population

SK Agrawal, SS Shenoy, N Nalawade, SS Datta… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Quality Indicators for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: Applicability
and Clinical Relevance in a Non-screened Population: sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) …

Beyond the false negative rate: development of quality indicators for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

ML Quan, BJ Wells, D McCready, FC Wright… - Annals of surgical …, 2010 - Springer
Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) has been adopted as the standard method
of axillary staging for women with clinically node-negative early-stage breast cancer. The …

Measuring the quality of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for breast cancer: a population-based evaluation

B Wells, R Saskin, F Wright, D McCready… - Annals of surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Background The quality SLNB for breast cancer has never been evaluated on a population
level. We previously developed SLNB quality indicators (QIs) and measured them at a single …

[HTML][HTML] Contraindications of sentinel lymph node biopsy: are there any really?

GM Filippakis, G Zografos - World journal of surgical oncology, 2007 - Springer
Background One of the most exciting and talked about new surgical techniques in breast
cancer surgery is the sentinel lymph node biopsy. It is an alternative procedure to standard …

Surmounting the challenges of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer in non‐tertiary centres and community‐based practices

MP Tan - ANZ journal of surgery, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), a procedure associated with low
morbidity, has been shown to be an accurate technique for determining axillary lymph node …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical value of postoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy

Z He, Y Zhou, F Wang, Q Xu, W Zhang… - Annals of Translational …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background This study analyzed the clinical data and general information of breast cancer
patients who were admitted by the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University and underwent …

Surgeon and community factors affecting breast cancer sentinel lymph node biopsy

JR Hutchinson, AB Chagpar, CR Scoggins… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We sought to determine whether the results of sentinel lymph node (SLN)
biopsy are related to practice and community factors. METHODS: This prospective study …

Defining the optimal surgeon experience for breast cancer sentinel lymph node biopsy: a model for implementation of new surgical techniques

KM McMasters, SL Wong, C Chao, C Woo… - Annals of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective To determine the optimal experience required to minimize the false-negative rate
of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for breast cancer. Summary Background Data Before …