Nonsentinel lymph node metastases in cases of micrometastasis detected by sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Dong Seung Shin,
Jai Min Ryu,
Se Kyung Lee
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThere is a clinical need to omit axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) when residual disease in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) is low after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). This study aimed to clarify the relationship between micrometastasis in SLNs after NAC and additional non‐SLN metastases by analyzing SLN biopsy results followed by ALND.MethodsThis retrospective study reviewed clinical records of patients who underwent breast cancer surgery between January 2010 and June 2022 after NAC at Samsung Medi… Show more
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