A Randomized Comparison of Sentinel-Node Biopsy with Routine Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer

Veronesi, Umberto; Paganelli, Giovanni; Viale, Giuseppe; Luini, Alberto; Zurrida, Stefano; Galimberti, Viviana; Intra, Mattia; Veronesi, Paolo; Robertson, Chris; Maisonneuve, Patrick; Renne, Giuseppe; De Cicco, Concetta; De Lucia, Francesca; Gennari, Roberto

doi:10.1056/nejmoa012782

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A Randomized Comparison of Sentinel-Node Biopsy with Routine Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 6, 2003

Authors:

Umberto Veronesi

Giovanni Paganelli

Giuseppe Viale

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although numerous studies have shown that the status of the sentinel node is an accurate predictor of the status of the axillary nodes in breast cancer, the efficacy and safety of sentinel-node biopsy require validation. METHODS: From March 1998 to December 1999, we randomly assigned 516...

Subject

Sentinel node

Medicine

Breast cancer

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