SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY (BREAST)
DATE AND TIME: [Date and time]
URGENCY: Elective / Non-elective
SURGEON: [Name]
ASSISTANT: [Name / None]
ANAESTHETIST: [Name]
Indication: Axillary staging in clinically node-negative early breast carcinoma. Avoids full axillary lymph node dissection and its associated morbidity when the sentinel node is negative. Standard of care for invasive breast carcinoma with clinically uninvolved axilla.
Patient Position: Supine, ipsilateral arm extended.
Anaesthesia: General.
ANTIBIOTICS: [Drug and dose / Not indicated]