Background: Sentinel lymphadenectomy (SL) for breast cancer is becoming the standard of
care for selected patients treated by experienced surgeons. One of the few contraindications …

Hypothesis Timing of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND), before or after preoperative
chemotherapy (PC), for breast cancer is controversial. Design Single-institution experience …

Background: We evaluated the accuracy of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) in
patients with stage II and III breast cancer who had received preoperative therapy. Methods …

Background: Axillary node status remains the most important prognostic indicator of survival
in breast cancer patients. Only 25% to 35% of patients having standard level I/II axillary …

Investigators at many cancer centers have verified that the sentinel node (SN) is the first
lymph node to receive lymphatic drainage from a primary breast cancer and therefore the …

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping has revolutionized the way we stage breast cancer. A
blue dye technique (BD) and the use of a radiotracer with the assistance of a gamma …

Sentinel lymphadenectomy is a useful way of assessing axillary status and obviating axillary
dissection in patients with node-negative breast cancer. However, controversies remain …

Background: This prospective study was performed to ascertain the added benefit of
lymphoscintigraphy to a standard method of intraoperative lymphatic mapping and sentinel …

BACKGROUND Many studies support the concept and accuracy of sentinel lymph node
biopsy (SNB) for staging patients with breast carcinoma, which can be performed with low …

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic mapping with sentinel lymphadenectomy (SL) has become
more widely used as an alternative to axillary dissection for the staging of breast cancer …