Open AccessComplications of Level I and II Axillary Dissection in the Treatment of Carcinoma of the Breast
Author(s) -
Daniel F. Roses,
Ari D. Brooks,
Matthew N. Harris,
Richard L. Shapiro,
J S Mitnick
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199908000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , axillary dissection , breast carcinoma , carcinoma , general surgery , axilla , breast cancer , dissection (medical) , mastectomy , surgery , cancer
To assess the complications of level I and II axillary lymph node dissection in the treatment of stage I and II breast cancer, with breast-conservation surgery and mastectomy.