ArticleJournal of breast cancer2021
Association between Number of Retrieved Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema.
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- Association between sentinel lymph node number and prognosis in cT1-2N0M0 early breast cancer patients with negative sentinel lymph nodes: a single‑center retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
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- Effect of body mass index on postoperative lymphedema after breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Discover oncology · 2025Article
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- Protective Factors Associated with Normal Lymphatic Function After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer Treatment.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Integration of multi-imaging technique and immunohistochemistry for the development of a predictive nomogram for axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Estimation of Hand Function Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema.South Asian journal of cancer · 2025Article
- The Role of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients With Residual Nodal Disease After Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2025Article
- Impact of risk factors, early rehabilitation and management of lymphedema associated with breast cancer: a retrospective study of breast Cancer survivors over 5 years.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy through the axillary cribriform fascia approach on intraoperative indicators and postoperative complications.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
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- Nanoparticle-assisted axillary staging: an alternative approach after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with pretreatment node-positive breast cancers.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
- The prevention and treatment of breast cancer- related lymphedema: A review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeSentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become a standard axillary staging surgery for early breast cancer, and the proportion of patients requiring axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is decreasing. We aimed to evaluate the association between the number of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) retrieved and the risk of lymphedema of the ipsilateral arm.
methodsProspectively collected medical records of 910 patients were reviewed. Lymphedema was defined as a difference in circumference > 2 cm compared to the contralateral arm and/or having clinical records of lymphedema treatment in the rehabilitation clinic.
resultsTogether with an objective and subjective assessment of lymphedema, 36 patients (6.1%) had lymphedema in the SLNB group and 85 patients (27.0%) had lymphedema in the ALND group (
conclusionThe risk of lymphedema in breast cancer surgery and adjuvant treatments is multifactorial. The number of retrieved lymph nodes during sentinel biopsy was not associated with the incidence of lymphedema.
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