Role of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer: a review
Abstract:Axillary lymph node involvement is still an important predictor of recurrence and survival in breast cancer. Axillary staging was classically done by axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), but the introduction of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has led to a progressive and continuing de-escalation in its use. Therefore, SLNB can now be considered the standard procedure for axillary staging in clinically N0 patients. Different studies have also begun to report that a positive sentinel node does not always req… Show more
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