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Breast Cancer
Surgeon experience contributed to improved sentinel lymph node biopsy results
February 23rd, 2006
Surgeon experience contributed to improved sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy results. According to recent research from the United States, "We sought to determine whether the results of SLN biopsy are related to practice and community factors. This prospective study included more than 300 surgeons from a variety of practice environments. Most surgeons had minimal experience with SLN biopsy prior to this study." "Patients underwent attempted SLN biopsy, followed by completion axillary dissection. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess factors related to the SLN identification rate and the false negative rate. A total of 4131...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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