Credentialing issues with sentinel lymph node staging for breast cancer
| Autor: | L, Tafra, K M, McMasters, P, Whitworth, M J, Edwards |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Consensus Development Conferences as Topic Sentinel lymph node Mammary gland Breast Neoplasms Credentialing Medicare Breast cancer medicine Carcinoma Humans Multicenter Studies as Topic Breast Registries Lymph node Melanoma Societies Medical Neoplasm Staging business.industry Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy General surgery General Medicine medicine.disease United States Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic Metastasis Practice Guidelines as Topic Axillary Dissection Lymphadenectomy Female business |
| Zdroj: | American journal of surgery. 180(4) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9610 |
| Popis: | Sentinel lymphadenectomy (SL) is a minimally invasive approach for staging patients with breast cancer. SL, when performed in lieu of axillary dissection, is associated with less morbidity and is potentially more cost effective and more accurate than the historical axillary dissection in the detection of regional nodal metastases. The credentialing and privileging of SL, as with any surgical procedure, is by the policies of the local hospital or institution. The suggested credentialing criteria for local hospitals has been an area of controversy. Herein the authors outline the credentialing controversy and suggest criteria for the implementation of sentinel lymph node staging for breast cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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