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Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Sentinel Node : To Do or Not to Do? Suggestions from Our Series
Joint Authors
Camanni, M.
Bortolini, M.
Zanon, Eugenio
Biacchiardi, Chiara Perono
Genta, Franco
Deltetto, F.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Several studies have put to question and evaluated the indication and prognosis of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) as sole treatment in human breast cancer.
We reviewed 1588 patients who underwent axillary surgery.
In 239 patients, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) was performed following positive fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), and, in 299 cases, ALND was executed after positive SNLB.
The most dramatic result from our data is that patients with either micrometastasis of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) or only metastatic SLN have, respectively, an 84.5% and a 75.0% chance of having no other nodal involvement.
We believe a more refined patient selection is neccessary when considering ALND.
Where the primary tumor is larger than 5 cm, where radio or adjuvant therapies are not indicated, in cases of FNAC+ nodes, and in cases presenting more than one metastatic sentinel node, we prefer to carry out ALND.
Having thus said, however, our data suggests that it is wise not to perform ALND in almost all cases presenting positive SLNs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bortolini, M.& Genta, Franco& Biacchiardi, Chiara Perono& Zanon, Eugenio& Camanni, M.& Deltetto, F.. 2011. Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Sentinel Node : To Do or Not to Do? Suggestions from Our Series. ISRN Oncology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bortolini, M.…[et al.]. Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Sentinel Node : To Do or Not to Do? Suggestions from Our Series. ISRN Oncology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bortolini, M.& Genta, Franco& Biacchiardi, Chiara Perono& Zanon, Eugenio& Camanni, M.& Deltetto, F.. Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Sentinel Node : To Do or Not to Do? Suggestions from Our Series. ISRN Oncology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478837