… performing axillary lymph node dissections with extremely low yields in the face of longterm
NSABP 8-04 data (which may be flawed), which suggests that axillary node dissection is not …

… Axillary lymph node dissection for staging the axilla in breast carcinoma patients is associated
with … Sentinel lymph node biopsy electively removes the first lymph node, which gets the …

… complication after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) … axillary radiation therapy. Treatment
involves the application of therapeutic measures of the so-called decongestive lymphatic …

… IT IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED that axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) should be
performed for breast cancer patients who have palpable axillary lymph nodes, for improved local …

… Sentinel-lymph-node (SLN) surgery was designed to minimise the side-effects of lymph-node
surgery but still offer outcomes equivalent to axillary-lymph-node dissection (ALND). The …

… axillae were randomized to axillary dissection, axillary radiotherapy, or no axillary treatment.1
… axillary lymph nodes were removed in some patients without deliberate axillary dissection, …

… Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is often associated with permanent arm side effects.
Side effects after sentinel lymph node dissection … between symptoms and dissection type. …

… yield a minimum of six nodes, for assigning a … axillary lymph node dissection ideally
comprises removal of all level I, II, and III axillary nodes, although a negative axillary lymph node …

… In summary, dissection of the axillary lymph nodes provides essential … dissection of level I
and II is the minimum procedure that should be performed to assess accurately axillary lymph …

… Objective To determine the effects of complete axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) on
survival of patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis of breast cancer. …