Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a work in progress

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a work in progress

The sentinel lymph node biopsy is a safe, accurate operation for the initial staging of breast cancer. Over the last decade, there has been increasing literature supporting its use, and it is now considered a standard of care for the initial evaluation of metastatic spread to the axillary lymph node...

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Veröffentlicht in:The cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) Mass.), 2015-01, Vol.21 (1), p.7-10
Hauptverfasser: Chatterjee, Abhishek, Serniak, Nicholas, Czerniecki, Brian J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Female
Humans
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods
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Zusammenfassung:The sentinel lymph node biopsy is a safe, accurate operation for the initial staging of breast cancer. Over the last decade, there has been increasing literature supporting its use, and it is now considered a standard of care for the initial evaluation of metastatic spread to the axillary lymph node chain.
ISSN:1528-9117
1540-336X
DOI:10.1097/PPO.0000000000000090