Micrometastasis in the sentinel lymph node of breast cancer does not mandate completion axillary dissection

To determine if micrometastatic disease in the sentinel lymph node is a predictor of non-sentinel lymph node (non-SLN) involvement in breast cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN) is an accepted alternative to axillary dissection in staging breast cancer. If the SLN contains metastatic foci, the s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgery 2004-06, Vol.239 (6), p.859-865
Hauptverfasser:	Fournier, Keith, Schiller, Anne, Perry, Roger R, Laronga, Christine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Axilla Biopsy, Needle Breast Neoplasms - mortality Breast Neoplasms - pathology Breast Neoplasms - secondary Cohort Studies Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Logistic Models Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymph Nodes - surgery Lymphatic Metastasis Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology Neoplasm Staging Original and Discussions Probability Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods Survival Analysis
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