Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies. Pathological image processing of
breast has become an important means for early diagnosis of breast cancer. Using medical …

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women all over the world. The prognosis is
generally good, with a five-year overall survival rate above 90% for all stages. It is still the …

The surgical management of the axilla in early breast cancer has significantly evolved over
the past several decades. This chapter details the history of sentinel node dissection, as well …

Background The association of isolated tumor cells and micrometastases in regional lymph
nodes with the clinical outcome of breast cancer is unclear. Methods We identified all …

Background It has been suggested that selective sentinel node (SN) biopsy alone can be
used to manage early breast cancer, but definite evidence to support this notion is lacking …

Background The prognostic relevance of isolated tumor cells and micrometastases in lymph
nodes from patients with breast cancer has become a major issue since the introduction of …

Background Current practice is to perform a completion axillary lymph node dissection
(ALND) for breast cancer patients with tumor-involved sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) …

Background The need for further axillary treatment in patients with breast cancer with low-
volume sentinel node (SN) involvement (micrometastases or smaller) is controversial …

Staging by sentinel node (SN) biopsy is the standard procedure for clinically node‐negative
breast cancer patients. Intra‐operative analysis of the SN allows immediate axillary lymph …

Purpose Freehand SPECT is a 3-D tomographic imaging modality based on data acquisition
with a hand-held detector that is moved freely, in contrast to conventional, fixed gamma …