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Controversial Indications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients
Joint Authors
Assi, Hazem
Sbaity, Eman
Abdelsalam, Mahmoud
Shamseddine, Ali I.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) emerged in the 1990s as a new technique in the surgical management of the axilla for patients with early breast cancer, resulting in lower complication rates and better quality of life than axillary lymph node dissection (ALND).
Today SLNB is firmly established in the armamentarium of clinicians treating breast cancer, but several questions remain.
The goal of this paper is to review recent work addressing 4 questions that have been the subject of debate in the use of SLNB in the past few years: (a) What is the implication of finding micrometastases in the sentinel nodes? (b) Is ALND necessary in all patients who have a positive SLNB? (c) How accurate is SLNB after neoadjuvant therapy? (d) Can SLNB be used to stage the axilla in locally recurrent breast cancer following breast surgery with or without prior axillary surgery?
American Psychological Association (APA)
Assi, Hazem& Sbaity, Eman& Abdelsalam, Mahmoud& Shamseddine, Ali I.. 2015. Controversial Indications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055358
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Assi, Hazem…[et al.]. Controversial Indications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055358
American Medical Association (AMA)
Assi, Hazem& Sbaity, Eman& Abdelsalam, Mahmoud& Shamseddine, Ali I.. Controversial Indications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055358
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055358