Abstract P3-01-07: Second axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast tumor recurrence: Instituto Alexander Fleming experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abstract:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) is the standard technique for axillary staging of patients with operable breast cancer and a clinically negative axilla because it avoids unwarranted axillary dissection and consequently reduces postoperative morbidity.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determinate the feasibility and accuracy of the second SLNB for patients with ipsilateral breast cancer recurrences with clinically negative axilla, who were treated previously with breast surgery and study of… Show more
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