Image-guided localization techniques for metastatic axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer; what radiologists should know

V Di Paola, G Mazzotta, M Conti, S Palma, F Orsini… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer affecting women, and axillary
lymph nodes (ALNs) are the most common initial site of metastatic spread. In patients with …

A review of options for localization of axillary lymph nodes in the treatment of invasive breast cancer

RW Woods, MS Camp, NJ Durr, SC Harvey - Academic radiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Invasive breast cancer is a common disease, and the most common initial site of metastatic
disease are the axillary lymph nodes. As the standard of care shifts towards less invasive …

New horizons in imaging and surgical assessment of breast cancer lymph node metastasis

F Arjmandi, A Mootz, D Farr, S Reddy… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2021 - Springer
Axillary nodal status is one of the most important prognostic factors in breast cancer. While
sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a safe and validated procedure for clinically node …

Axillary nodal evaluation in breast cancer: state of the art

JM Chang, JWT Leung, L Moy, SM Ha, WK Moon - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Axillary lymph node (LN) metastasis is the most important predictor of overall recurrence and
survival in patients with breast cancer, and accurate assessment of axillary LN involvement …

SAVI SCOUT® localization of metastatic axillary lymph node prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for targeted axillary dissection: a pilot study

JL Baker, F Haji, AM Kusske, CP Fischer… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose In clinically node-positive breast cancer, axillary staging after neoadjuvant
chemotherapy (NAC) is optimized with targeted axillary dissection (TAD), which includes …

Selective surgical localization of axillary lymph nodes containing metastases in patients with breast cancer: a prospective feasibility trial

AS Caudle, WT Yang, EA Mittendorf, DM Black… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nodal ultrasonography with needle biopsy of abnormal lymph nodes helps to
define the extent of breast cancer before neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A clip can be placed to …

Wire guided localisation for targeted axillary node dissection is accurate in axillary staging in node positive breast cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy

R Balasubramanian, C Morgan, E Shaari… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim This study investigated whether wire localisation of the histologically proven positive,
clipped axillary lymph node (ALN) with subsequent targeted axillary dissection (TAD) …

Radiologic mapping for targeted axillary dissection: needle biopsy to excision

K Shin, AS Caudle, HM Kuerer… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the feasibility and safety of a
multidisciplinary approach to imaging-guided axillary staging that facilitates personalized …

Imaging axillary lymph nodes in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer

H Rahbar, SC Partridge, SH Javid… - Current problems in …, 2012 - Elsevier
The presence of axillary lymph node metastasis in patients newly diagnosed with breast
cancer carries significant prognostic and management implications. As a result, there is …

Validation of the targeted axillary dissection technique in the axillary staging of breast cancer after neoadjuvant therapy: preliminary results

D Flores-Funes, J Aguilar-Jiménez, M Martínez-Gálvez… - Surgical oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim. To study the feasibility and validity of ultrasound-guided pre-chemotherapy marking of
metastatic axillary lymph nodes followed by targeted axillary dissection (TAD), in breast …