Issues Related to Sentinel Lymph Node Assessment in the Management of Breast Cancer—What Are Relevant in Pathology Reports?

Table 4

Summary of important aspects of a standard pathology report—this would enable oncologists to make individual decision on management, including completion ALND and adjuvant systemic treatment.

Primary tumor
Multifocal or multicentric
In-situ component
Grade
Necrosis
Lymphovascular invasion
Margin
Histologic subtype
Immunohistochemical HER2, ER, PR
Involvement of nipple or skeletal muscle
Abnormalities of surrounding breast tissue
NODE
Volume or size of nodal metastasis
Location within the node
Extranodal extension
Number of involved sentinel node
Number of involved nonsentinel node
Total number of sentinel node
Total number of nodes on axillary dissection, if performed