Abstract:Background: sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) as a reliable surrogate for the standard axillary dissection has became a widely used staging method for patients with primary operable breast cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy modifies the anatomical conditions in the breast and axilla and thus SLNB in patients treated with preoperative cytotoxic therapy still remains controversial technique generally not accepted as equivalent to standard axillary dissection. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate success ra… Show more
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