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Breast Cancer
Lymphatic mapping, sentinel lymphadenectomy could be used to evaluate large breast cancers
October 20th, 2005
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy (LM/SL) could be used to evaluate large breast cancers and improve prognosis. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Surgery, "LM/SL accurately evaluates the axilla in patients with small breast cancers. LM/SL in patients with large breast cancers is controversial." "We examined the accuracy of LM/SL prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with large (>3.5 cm) breast cancers. Patients with large breast cancers underwent LM/SL prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy using 99m-technetium radiocolloid and isosulfan-blue dye technique. Twenty-one patients with large...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-20)
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