Does sentinel lymph node biopsy for screening high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast cause more harm than good?

Purpose Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast does not metastasize to axillary lymph nodes. Yet high-grade DCIS (HgDCIS) is often subjected to Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) concomitant with definitive surgery. This is to avoid further axillary surgery in the event of upstaging to invasiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Breast cancer research and treatment 2020-07, Vol.182 (1), p.47-54
Hauptverfasser: Ramzi, Saed, Najeeb, Erum, Coulthard, James, Jenkins, Stephanie
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