L’examen cytologique a-t-il encore sa place dans l’analyse extemporanée du ganglion sentinelle dans le cancer du sein ?Accuracy of intraoperative imprint cytology of sentinel lymph nodes in cT1 infiltrating breast cancer

Background Intraoperative examination of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in breast cancer can avoid a new surgical procedure in case of positive SLN, but its value, efficacy and the methods used are still controversial. The aim of our study was to evaluate the imprint cytology intraoperative method of SLN analysis performed at our institution.