Does sentinel lymphadenectomy improve staging and alter therapy in elderly women with breast cancer?

Routine axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) for elderly women with invasive breast cancer has been questioned because it rarely alters therapy yet carries a significant morbidity rate. Sentinel lymphadenectomy (SLND) improves axillary staging and alters therapy in women with T1 breast cancer, but...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgical oncology 2000-07, Vol.7 (6), p.406-410
Hauptverfasser:	DiFronzo, L A, Hansen, N M, Stern, S L, Brennan, M B, Giuliano, A E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - pathology Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Breast Neoplasms - surgery Cancer therapies Chemotherapy Clavicle Combined Modality Therapy Decision making Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Invasiveness Logistic Models Lymph nodes Mastectomy Morbidity Neoplasm Staging - methods Older people Patients Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Prospective Studies Radiation therapy Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Tamoxifen Tamoxifen - therapeutic use Tumors
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