Sentinel lymph node mapping in breast cancer

HS Cody - Breast cancer, 1999 - Springer
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a rapidly emerging treatment option for the patient with
early stage invasive breast cancer and a clinically negative axilla. In the era of …

Current status of sentinel lymph-node biopsy in patients with breast cancer

G Cheng, S Kurita, DA Torigian, A Alavi - European journal of nuclear …, 2011 - Springer
Axillary node status is the most important prognostic indicator for patients with invasive
breast cancer. Sentinel lymph-node biopsy (SLNB) is widely accepted and the preferred …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy as an alternative to routine axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer patients

M Noguchi - Journal of surgical oncology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a useful way of assessing axillary nodal status and
obviating axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients with node‐negative breast …

The benefits and limitations of sentinel lymph node biopsy

F Amersi, NM Hansen - Current treatment options in oncology, 2006 - Springer
Opinion statement The status of the axilla is the single most important prognostic indicator of
overall survival in patients with breast cancer. Staging is based on tumor size and on the …

Recent advances in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

A Goyal, RE Mansel - Current opinion in oncology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
SLN biopsy is the new standard of care for nodal staging in early-stage breast cancer
patients and contraindications are decreasing with experience. However, the clinical …

Sentinel node mapping for breast cancer: current situation

S Vidal-Sicart, R Valdés Olmos - Journal of oncology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Axillary node status is a major prognostic factor in early‐stage disease. Traditional staging
needs levels I and II axillary lymph node dissection. Axillary involvement is found in 10 …

Treatment implications of a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with early‐stage breast carcinoma

B Chua, O Ung, R Taylor, M Bilous… - … Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and biopsy is emerging as an
alternative to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in determining the lymph node status of …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy with metastasis: can axillary dissection be avoided in some patients with breast cancer?

C Reynolds, R Mick, JH Donohue, CS Grant… - Journal of Clinical …, 1999 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Recent studies have suggested that the sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is an
accurate alternative staging procedure for women with breast cancer. The goal of this study …

Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer: an overview

D Reintgen, R Giuliano, CE Cox - The breast journal, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The most powerful predictor of survival in breast cancer is the presence or absence of lymph
node metastases. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy is a new technique that …

Current controversies concerning sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

M Noguchi - Breast cancer Research and treatment, 2004 - Springer
Background and methods. The objectives of this article are to review existing controversies
regarding sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy and to identify potential areas of consensus in …