HYPOTHESIS Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a reliable and accurate method for monitoring primary tumor response in the breast and can be used as a surrogate to predict final axillary nodal status. DESIGN Retrospective study (October 1, 2004, through February 28, 2006) of 46 patients with clinically staged locally advanced breast cancer. SETTING Comprehens...

BACKGROUND Closed suction drains are widely used in breast reconstruction, and the drains are removed based on a volume criterion. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no study analyzing predictive factors for drainage volume after breast reconstruction. METHODS Data of daily drainage in cases with expander-based breast reconstruction between February 2013 and March 2015 (131...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of axillary radiotherapy (ART) with that of completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) in clinically node-negative breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel lymph node. METHODS A literature search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library by using the search terms "breast cancer", "sentinel lymph node biopsy", "axillary radiotherapy" o...

HYPOTHESIS Timing of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND), before or after preoperative chemotherapy (PC), for breast cancer is controversial. DESIGN Single-institution experience with SLND before PC. SETTING Data from prospectively collected Yale-New Haven Breast Center Database. PATIENTS Fifty-five SLNDs were performed before PC for invasive breast cancer in clinically node-negative pa...

PURPOSE Compare the lymphatic flow in the arm after breast cancer surgery and axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) versus sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) using lymphos-cintigraphy (LS). PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study with 39 women >18 years who underwent surgical treatment for unilateral breast cancer and manipulation of the axillary lymph node chain through either ALND or SL...

PURPOSE Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer patients with clinically negative axilla will ensure axillary dissection only for cases with lymph node metastasis and provide information about pathologic staging as accurate as the axillary dissection. It was shown that SLNB could be successfully performed regardless of the type of biopsy. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...