Locoregional Recurrence After Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection With or Without Axillary Dissection in Patients With Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases

E. Giuliano, Armando; McCall, Linda; D. Beitsch, Peter; W. Whitworth, Pat; Blumencranz, Peter; Marilyn Leitch, A.; Saha, Sukamal; K. Hunt, Kelly; Morrow, Monica; V. Ballman, Karla

doi:10.1097/sla.0b013e3181f08f32

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Locoregional Recurrence After Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection With or Without Axillary Dissection in Patients With Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases

Published in Annals of Surgery • Aug 25, 2010

Authors:

Armando E. Giuliano

Linda McCall

Peter D. Beitsch

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) has eliminated the need for axillary dissection (ALND) in patients whose sentinel node (SN) is tumor-free. However, completion ALND for patients with tumor-involved SNs remains the standard to achieve locoregional control. Few studies h...

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Medicine

Sentinel lymph node

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

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