Sentinel lymph node biopsy, an alternative to elective axillary dissection for breast cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 529-531

  Nwariaku, Fiemu E ^a,b   Euhus, David M ^a   Beitsch, Peter D ^a   Clifford, Edward ^a   Erdman, William ^a   Mathews, Dana ^a   Albores Saavedra, Jorge ^a   Leitch, Marilyn A ^a   Peters, George N ^a  

^a University Hospital St Paul Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032427713     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00276-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. 1. White RE, Vezeridis M, Konstadoulakis M, et al. Therapeutic options and results for the management of minimally invasive carcinoma of the breast: influence of axillary dissection for treatment of T1a and T1b lesions. J Am Coll Surg. 1996;183:575-582.
2. 2. Cabanes P, Salmon R, Vilcoq J, et al. Value of axillary dissection in addition to lumpectomy and radiotherapy in early breast cancer. Lancet. 1992;339:1245-1248.
3. 3. Shaw JHF, Rumball EM. Complications and local recurrence following lymphadenectomy. Br J Surg. 1990;77:760-764-
4. 4. Giuliano AE, Dale PS, Turner RR, et al. Improved axillary staging of breast cancer with sentinel lymphadenectomy. Ann Surg. 1995;222:394-401.
5. 5. Giuliano AE, Kirgan DM, Guenther JM, et al. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy for breast cancer. Ann Surg. 1994:220:391-401.
6. 6. Veronesi U, Paganelli G, Galimberti V, et al. Sentinel-node biopsy to avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer with clinically negative lymph nodes. Lancet. 1997;349:1864-1867.
7. 7. Dowlatshahi K, Fan M, Snider HC, et al. Lymph node micro-metastases from breast carcinoma. Cancer. 1997;80:1188-1197.