BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has proved to be an accurate
alternative to complete axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in clinically node-negative …

Introduction. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been proposed as a reliable method
for staging of early invasive breast cancer (EIBC). In the present study we analyse the impact …

INTRODUCTION: The UK National training programme (NEWSTART) for SLNB in breast
cancer was established in 2004, aimed at providing structured, standardised training with a …

Discussion The various methods of SLNB are discussed in detail. SLNB using radiocolloids
and surgical probes (with or without blue dye) yields superior SLN localization rates as …

Background: Despite clear guidelines for its use and wide adoption, no population-based
study has examined the extent to which patients with early stage breast cancer are …

The sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has progressively substituted complete axillary
lymph node dissection (CALND), and has dramatically changed breast surgery impact on …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is based on the hypothesis that lymphatic drainage from
a tumor reaches the sentinel lymph node (SLN) first and that it can be identified accurately …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a new surgical technique for local axillary lymph
nodes (ALNs) of breast cancer. Large-scale clinical trials have confirmed that undergoing …

Purpose During a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for breast cancer, the appropriate
number of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) to be removed for accurate axillary staging is still …

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 …