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Breast Cancer
Research by E.C. Behm and colleagues in breast cancer provides new insights
March 27th, 2008
"The use of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in breast cancer patients with large and/or multifocal tumours is controversial. A review of clinical records was undertaken for 213 consecutive patients undergoing SNB for invasive breast cancer from September 2000 to February 2006," scientists writing in the Anz Journal of Surgery report. "The results of SNB and axillary dissection were compared for patients with unifocal or multifocal tumours less than 3 cm and 3 cm or larger. Patient outcomes were also assessed. The mean number of sentinel nodes removed per patient increased from 2.33 in 2000 to 4.17 in 2006. For patients with unifocal tumours less than 3 cm, 47 of 147...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-27)
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