Open AccessComparative Morbidity of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection and the Sentinel Lymph Node Technique
Author(s) -
Allan W. Silberman,
Carie McVay,
Jason Cohen,
Jack F. Altura,
Sandra Brackert,
G Sarna,
Daphne Palmer,
Albert Ko,
Leslie Memsic
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000129358.80798.62
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , surgery , axillary lymph node dissection , breast cancer , dissection (medical) , axilla , mastectomy , modified radical mastectomy , lymph node , radiation therapy , biopsy , radiology , cancer
To assess our long-term complications from complete axillary lymph node dissection (AXLND) in patients with breast cancer.