Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the preferred method for
axillary nodal staging. The authors examined SLNB utilization in urban versus rural settings …

Background The quality SLNB for breast cancer has never been evaluated on a population
level. We previously developed SLNB quality indicators (QIs) and measured them at a single …

Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), an acceptable alternative to axillary lymph
node dissection for staging patients with breast cancer, was introduced to clinical practice in …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer has not been readily adopted into
Canadian surgical practice in comparison with the United States. We sought to evaluate …

Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become a standard for axillary staging
for early breast cancer patients. Prior studies suggest that SLNB may be more sensitive for …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for breast cancer is now performed routinely in many
US medical centers. The acceptance of SLNB in the community and in rural medical centers …

Importance Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of care for axillary staging in
patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer. It is not known whether SLNB rates …

Background: Recent data suggest sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNBx) for invasive breast
cancer (IBC) is widely performed in the United States, often outside of a clinical trial. We …

Background and purpose: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the standard
axillary staging procedure for clinically nodal-negative (cN 0) breast cancer patients. This …

Background and Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the number of lymph
nodes removed at SLNB, and what factors might bias a surgeon's decision to remove …