Background: The current recommendation for evaluation of axilla in patients with early breast cancers is Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection. Axilllary node sampling (ANS) has been validated as an alternative, but its reliance on palpation for localization of axillary nodes limits its precision. Pre-operative ultrasound guided localization can be combined with ANS to overcome this limitation. We con...

Abstract Aims Axillary node clearance (ANC) can cause lifelong disability and conservative axillary dissection is increasingly preferred. However, direct (fast-track) ANC after preoperative biopsy still performed, which may be overtreating the patients with low burden. This study aims to identify if (fast- track) leads overtreatment of axilla. Methods Retrospective data for all breast cancer wh...

BACKGROUND Preoperative evaluation of the axilla, an important prognostic determinant for patients with invasive breast cancer, is achieved by non- or minimally invasive methods to avoid the potential hazards of operative intervention. The aim of this study was to determine statistical power of axillary ultrasound (US) and US-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for evaluating axillary...

INTRODUCTION The relationship between skin-fold thickness and running performance has been investigated from 100 m to the marathon distance, except the half marathon distance. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether anthropometry characteristics or training practices were related to race time in 42 recreational female half marathoners to determine the predictor variables of half-marathon race time a...

Cystic lymphangiomas are a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system resulting from sequestration of the lymphatic tissue, which no longer interacts normally with the surrounding lymphatic system [1]. Lymphangioma commonly occur in the neck (70%), axilla (30%) or abdomen (10%) [2] and are rare in the breast. A 45 year old female presented in the surgery outpatient department with complain...

BACKGROUND 18F-FDG PET/CT can monitor metabolic activity in early breast cancer during neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST), but it is unknown if the metabolic breast and axillary response differ. We evaluated the correlation between metabolic breast and axillary response at various time points during NST. Furthermore, we analysed if the combined metabolic response improves pathologic complete re...