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Breast Cancer
Research from C.H.M. Vandeurzen and co-researchers yields new findings on breast cancer
May 22nd, 2008
According to a study from Utrecht, Netherlands, "The majority of sentinel node (SN) positive breast cancer patients do not have additional non-SN involvement and may not benefit from axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Previous studies in melanoma have suggested that microanatomic localization of SN metastases may predict non-SN involvement." "The present study was designed to assess whether these criteria might also be used to be more restrictive in selecting breast cancer patients who would benefit from an ALND. A consecutive series of 357 patients with invasive breast cancer and a tumor-positive axillary SN, followed by an ALND, was reviewed. Microanatomic SN...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-22)
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