Axillary Lymph Node Status in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients with Sentinel Node Micrometastases (0.2-2 mm)
Author(s) -
Johannes Bargehr,
Michael Edlinger,
Michael Hubalek,
Christian Marth,
Roland Reitsamer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000352090
Subject(s) - medicine , axillary lymph node dissection , sentinel node , breast cancer , sentinel lymph node , stage (stratigraphy) , micrometastasis , lymph node , axilla , oncology , cancer , surgery , paleontology , biology
Omission of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is increasingly becoming the new standard of care for patients with sentinel lymph node micrometastases (SNMMs). However, a formidable proportion of patients is afflicted with non-sentinel node (NSN) macrometastatic tumor burden.
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