Is a completion axillary dissection indicated for micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-368

  Liang, Wen C ^a   Sickle Santanello, Brenda J ^a   Nims, Thomas A ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Completion axillary dissection; Micrometastases; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AXILLA; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0035161104     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00738-3     Document Type: Article

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