Is axillary dissection needed in node-positive breast cancer?

CC Greenberg, AC Bafford… - Expert Review of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The standard of care in the management of the axilla for a woman with breast cancer was
traditionally a level I and II axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Since the pivotal studies …

Upstaging and improved survival of early breast cancer patients after implementation of sentinel node biopsy for axillary staging

KA Vanderveen, PD Schneider, VP Khatri… - Annals of surgical …, 2006 - Springer
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 …

Axillary lymph node dissection in early-stage invasive breast cancer: is it still standard today?

B Gerber, K Heintze, J Stubert, M Dieterich… - Breast cancer research …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Evaluation of axillary lymph node status by sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and
complete axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) are an inherent part of breast cancer …

Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

LM Pereira Arias-Bouda, S Vidal-Sicart… - … and Sentinel Node …, 2020 - Springer
The axillary lymph node status remains a major prognostic factor in early-stage breast
cancer, providing information that is important for tailoring postsurgical treatment. Sentinel …

Personalized axillary dissection: the number of excised lymph nodes of nodal-positive breast cancer patients has no significant impact on relapse-free and overall …

F Ebner, A Wöckel, W Janni, R Kreienberg… - Journal of Cancer …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has replaced axillary lymph node dissection
(ALND) for the staging of clinically node-negative breast cancer patients (BCP) …

Omitting SLNB in breast cancer: is a nomogram the answer?

AM Moorman, EJT Rutgers… - Annals of Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Backgrounds Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is standard care as a staging procedure in
patients with invasive breast cancer. The axillary recurrence rate, even after positive SLNB …

Axillary lymph node burden in invasive breast cancer: a comparison of the predictive value of ultrasound-guided needle biopsy and sentinel lymph node biopsy

BA Boone, C Huynh, ML Spangler, J Sumkin… - Clinical breast …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Recent studies suggest that axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) may be
omitted in select breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) …

[HTML][HTML] Improved false negative rate of axillary status using sentinel lymph node biopsy and ultrasound-suspicious lymph node sampling in patients with early breast …

Y Wang, H Dong, H Wu, L Zhang, K Yuan, H Chen… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background The false negative rate of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is 5-10%, and
results in improper patient management. The study was to assess the value of ultrasound …

Considerations for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients with biopsy proven axillary disease prior to neoadjuvant treatment

LT Qu, S Peters, AN Cobb, CV Godellas… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Axillary disease can be downstaged with neoadjuvant treatment for breast
cancer. We attempted to identify factors to consider in determining whether to perform a …

Selective or routine axillary disease staging for patients with clinically lymph node–negative breast cancer?

TJ Hieken, JM Velasco - Surgery, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the standard for
patients with clinically lymph node–negative breast cancer, less than one third of patients …