Axillary sentinel lymph node cytopathology in Norwich - ESQA

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1. Research study• Air-dried slides reported at– UCL (Dr Kocjan)– NNUH (RYB)• Comparison between centreswith histopathological findings• Intra-operative assessment (RYB)– Final 26 patients– Feasibility of technique as tool in management• Did not alter management in these patients
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Axillary sentinel lymph node cytopathology in Norwich - ESQA

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