Background Current methods to identify, classify, and predict tumor behavior mostly rely on
histology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular determinants. However, better predictive …

Modern optical and spectral technologies represent powerful approaches for a molecular
characterization of tissues enabling delineating pathological tissues but also a label-free …

Surgical resection continues to function as the primary treatment option for most solid
tumors. However, the detection of cancerous tissue remains predominantly subjective and …

Background Intraoperative evaluation of the axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) in patients
with breast carcinoma reduces the need of re-operations in cases where an axillary …

Introduction Evaluation of axillary lymph nodes after sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in
breast cancer is mostly done by intra-operative frozen section biopsy (FSB) and/or touch …

Objective: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of mortality in
women worldwide. Diagnosis of axillary lymph node involvement, frequently by axillary …

Background Sentinel lymphadenectomy has replaced axillary lymph node dissection as a
staging tool in early breast cancer. To be accepted as a standard of care, it had to pass …

Background Intraoperative cytology (IC) is an alternative to frozen‐section (FS) diagnosis.
We present our experience with and the diagnostic value of IC during a 7‐year period when …

Aims: To conduct a large cohort study to evaluate the results of intraoperative SLN IC,
compare them with those of FS and permanent section (PS), and determine the best method …

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the first lymph node to drain the lymph from a
particular region involved by cancer. The commonly performed intraoperative methods for …