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Breast Cancer
Axillary lymphocele occurred after dissection of lymph node in breast cancer
May 19th, 2005
Axillary lymphocele might develop after dissection of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer. "The goal of this study was to evaluate the rate of seromas after axillary dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy. This is a prospective study based upon a series of 229 patients. Among those 229 patients, 179 had an axillary dissection and 50 had a sentinel lymph node biopsy," scientists writing in the journal Bulletin du Cancer reported. "In the axillary dissection group, 40/96 of patients developed a seroma. The maximum number of aspirations needed was 8. In the sentinel lymph node group, 18/76 of patients developed a seroma that never recurred...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-19)
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