Axillary lymph node (LN) metastasis is the most important predictor of overall recurrence and
survival in patients with breast cancer, and accurate assessment of axillary LN involvement …

Importance Recent data from clinical trials have challenged traditional thinking about axillary
surgery in patients with breast cancer. Objectives To summarize evidence regarding the role …

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the United States and is second
only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death. The overall management of breast cancer …

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the United States and is second
only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death. The overall management of breast cancer …

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the United States and is second
only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death. The overall management of breast cancer …

Purpose Several models have been developed to predict nonsentinel lymph node (non-SN)
status in patients with breast cancer with sentinel lymph node (SN) metastasis. The purpose …

These NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Breast
Cancer are the work of the members of the NCCN Breast Cancer Panel. Categories of …

Methods: We identified 509 patients with invasive breast cancer with a positive SLN who
underwent completion axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Clinicopathologic data …

AIMS: A meta-analysis was performed to identify the clinicopathological variables most
predictive of non-sentinel node (NSN) metastases when the sentinel node is positive …

Background Axillary treatment of breast cancer patients is undergoing a paradigm shift, as
completion axillary lymph node dissections (ALNDs) are being questioned in the treatment …