Positive axillary sentinel lymph node: Is axillary dissection always necessary?
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Positive sentinel lymph nodes should be followed by axillary lymph node dissection
The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has revolutionized breast surgery for early stage breast cancer. SLNB accurately stages the axilla without the morbidity of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). While allowing those patients with No disease to avoid a potentially morbid dissection, SLNB is a diagnostic procedure which identifies nodal disease and is not designed to replace ALND in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Breast
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0960-9776
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(11)70303-4