The diagnosis and treatment of invasive breast cancer requires a collaborative effort among
multiple subspecialties. Diagnostic imaging workup and biopsy play a key role in …

Nomograms are widely used as prognostic devices in oncology and medicine. With the
ability to generate an individual probability of a clinical event by integrating diverse …

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 …

Background For patients with breast cancer and metastases in the sentinel nodes, axillary
dissection has been standard treatment. However, for patients with limited sentinel-node …

Methods: American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 was a prospective trial
examining survival of patients with SN metastases detected by standard H and E, who were …

Context To better target services to those who may benefit, many guidelines recommend
incorporating life expectancy into clinical decisions. Objective To assess the quality and …

Purpose To develop a guideline for the use of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in early stage
breast cancer. Methods An American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Expert Panel …

Breast cancer care is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach. In this study, we
provide an overview of current practices for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer for …

Purpose While the mortality associated with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is minimal, the
risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is …

Background Completion axillary lymph node dissection is overtreatment for patients with
sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in whom the metastatic risk of residual non-SLN …