European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 737-744 , August 2010

Intra-operative evaluation of the sentinel lymph node for T1-N0 breast-cancer patients: Always or never? A risk/benefit and cost/benefit analysis

  • G. Canavese

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Surgical Senology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • P. Bruzzi

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Italy
    • ,
  • A. Catturich

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Surgical Senology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • C. Vecchio

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Surgical Senology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • D. Tomei

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Surgical Senology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • F. Carli

      Affiliations

    • Anatomy and Cytohistology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • M. Truini

      Affiliations

    • Anatomy and Cytohistology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • G.B. Andreoli

      Affiliations

    • Institute Medical Direction, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • V. Priano

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Surgical Senology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy
    • ,
  • B. Dozin

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Research Institute, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 010 5737492; fax: +39 010 354103.

,Accepted 7 June 2010.

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PII: S0748-7983(10)00186-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.010

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 737-744 , August 2010

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