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Breast Cancer
Axillary disease recurrence occurred infrequently after sentinel lymph node dissection for breast carcinoma
December 29th, 2005
Axillary disease recurrence occurred infrequently after sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) for breast carcinoma. According to recent research published in the journal Cancer, "Surgical recommendation for early-stage breast carcinoma includes removal of the primary breast tumor and evaluation of the axillary lymph nodes on the ipsilateral side. SLND is increasingly being used to evaluate axillary lymph nodes in clinically lymph node negative patients as an alternative to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND)." "Results from SLND are highly predictive of metastatic involvement in the axilla, and are associated with fewer side effects....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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