Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase

In breast cancer surgery, some medical facilities lack the necessary resources to conduct sentinel lymph node biopsy and its intraoperative frozen section consultation. In the coastal rural area of Fukushima, Japan, which has suffered from physician undersupply following the 2011 triple disaster o...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Kawakami, Akihiko Ozaki, Yudai Kaneda, Shigeyuki Asano, Kouki Inai, Shinichi Hirooka, Ayumi Katoono, Riko Takagi, Makoto Kosaka, Anju Murayama, Toyoaki Sawano, Yasuteru Shimamura, Masaharu Tsubokura, Tomohiro Kurokawa, Kaznoshin Tachibana, Masahiro Wada, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Tohru Ohtake, Naoyuki Kitamura, Tomozo Ejiri, Hideyuki Magome, Hiroaki Shimmura, Norio Kanzaki
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Published: James Cook University 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/8496/
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author Hiroaki Kawakami
Akihiko Ozaki
Yudai Kaneda
Shigeyuki Asano
Kouki Inai
Shinichi Hirooka
Ayumi Katoono
Riko Takagi
Makoto Kosaka
Anju Murayama
Toyoaki Sawano
Yasuteru Shimamura
Masaharu Tsubokura
Tomohiro Kurokawa
Kaznoshin Tachibana
Masahiro Wada
Tetsuya Tanimoto
Tohru Ohtake
Naoyuki Kitamura
Tomozo Ejiri
Hideyuki Magome
Hiroaki Shimmura
Norio Kanzaki
author_facet Hiroaki Kawakami
Akihiko Ozaki
Yudai Kaneda
Shigeyuki Asano
Kouki Inai
Shinichi Hirooka
Ayumi Katoono
Riko Takagi
Makoto Kosaka
Anju Murayama
Toyoaki Sawano
Yasuteru Shimamura
Masaharu Tsubokura
Tomohiro Kurokawa
Kaznoshin Tachibana
Masahiro Wada
Tetsuya Tanimoto
Tohru Ohtake
Naoyuki Kitamura
Tomozo Ejiri
Hideyuki Magome
Hiroaki Shimmura
Norio Kanzaki
author_sort Hiroaki Kawakami
collection DOAJ
description In breast cancer surgery, some medical facilities lack the necessary resources to conduct sentinel lymph node biopsy and its intraoperative frozen section consultation. In the coastal rural area of Fukushima, Japan, which has suffered from physician undersupply following the 2011 triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, we explored the feasibility of telepathology by evaluating the diagnostic accuracy in remote intraoperative frozen section consultation of sentinel lymph node biopsy and its required time. Although examination time has room for improvement, telepathology can be one possible solution in resource-limited areas.
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spelling doaj.art-a90d832c4cc3423aaa504e28647c0e0c2023-11-07T06:16:52ZengJames Cook UniversityRural and Remote Health1445-63542023-11-012310.22605/RRH8496Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phaseHiroaki Kawakami0Akihiko Ozaki1Yudai Kaneda2Shigeyuki Asano3Kouki Inai4Shinichi Hirooka5Ayumi Katoono6Riko Takagi7Makoto Kosaka8Anju Murayama9Toyoaki Sawano10Yasuteru Shimamura11Masaharu Tsubokura12Tomohiro Kurokawa13Kaznoshin Tachibana14Masahiro Wada15Tetsuya Tanimoto16Tohru Ohtake17Naoyuki Kitamura18Tomozo Ejiri19Hideyuki Magome20Hiroaki Shimmura21Norio Kanzaki22Department of Clinical Examination, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan; ; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, Japan; and MNES Inc., Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, JapanSchool of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, JapanPathology Center, Iwaki Medical Center, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Pathology, MNES Inc., Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato City, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Clinical Examination, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Clinical Examination, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanClinical Training Center, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, JapanSchool of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai City, Miyagi, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan; and Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, JapanMedical Professional Service, MNES Inc., Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Breast Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Breast Surgery, Utsunomiya Central Clinic, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi, Japan; and Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan; and MNES Inc., Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan Department of Breast Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, JapanMNES Inc., Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Clinical Examination, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Urology, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan In breast cancer surgery, some medical facilities lack the necessary resources to conduct sentinel lymph node biopsy and its intraoperative frozen section consultation. In the coastal rural area of Fukushima, Japan, which has suffered from physician undersupply following the 2011 triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, we explored the feasibility of telepathology by evaluating the diagnostic accuracy in remote intraoperative frozen section consultation of sentinel lymph node biopsy and its required time. Although examination time has room for improvement, telepathology can be one possible solution in resource-limited areas. https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/8496/breast cancerFukushimaJapansentinel lymph node biopsytelepathology.
spellingShingle Hiroaki Kawakami
Akihiko Ozaki
Yudai Kaneda
Shigeyuki Asano
Kouki Inai
Shinichi Hirooka
Ayumi Katoono
Riko Takagi
Makoto Kosaka
Anju Murayama
Toyoaki Sawano
Yasuteru Shimamura
Masaharu Tsubokura
Tomohiro Kurokawa
Kaznoshin Tachibana
Masahiro Wada
Tetsuya Tanimoto
Tohru Ohtake
Naoyuki Kitamura
Tomozo Ejiri
Hideyuki Magome
Hiroaki Shimmura
Norio Kanzaki
Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
Rural and Remote Health
breast cancer
Fukushima
Japan
sentinel lymph node biopsy
telepathology.
title Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
title_full Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
title_fullStr Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
title_full_unstemmed Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
title_short Telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
title_sort telepathology in intraoperative frozen section consultation of breast cancer sentinel node biopsy in fukushima japan following the 2011 triple disaster diagnostic accuracy and required time during the early implementation phase
topic breast cancer
Fukushima
Japan
sentinel lymph node biopsy
telepathology.
url https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/8496/
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