ArticleInternational journal of breast cancer2011
Which patients need an axillary clearance after sentinel node biopsy?
Article in International journal of breast cancer, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Tumor characteristics of breast cancer in predicting axillary lymph node metastasis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2014Article
- Should ACOSOG Z0011 change practice with respect to axillary lymph node dissection for a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer?Clinical & experimental metastasis · 2012Article
- Nine years of experience with the sentinel lymph node biopsy in a single Italian center: a retrospective analysis of 1,050 cases.World journal of surgery · 2012Article
- Axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients: sonographic evaluation.Radiologia brasileiraReview
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Abstract
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a safe and accurate minimally invasive method for detecting axillary lymph node (ALN) involvement in the clinically negative axilla thereby reducing morbidity in patients who avoid unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Although current guidelines recommend completion ALND when macro- and micrometastatic diseases are identified by SLNB, the benefit of this surgical intervention is under debate. Additionally, the management of the axilla in the presence of isolated tumour cells (ITCs) in SLNB is questioned. Particularly controversial is the prognostic significance of minimal SLNB metastasis in relation to local recurrence and overall survival. Preliminary results of the recently published Z0011 trial suggest similar outcomes after SNB or ALND when the SN is positive, but this finding has to be interpreted with caution.
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