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Breast Cancer
Research from University of Padua has provided new information about breast cancer
August 7th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in Padua, Italy conducted a study "To evaluate the incidence of false-negative (FN) sentinel lymph node (SLN) cases, their correlation with a series of clinico-pathologic parameters and their impact on adjuvant treatment indications and on clinical axillary relapse in the setting of a multicentric clinical trial comparing SLN biopsy with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). A series of 697 patients with primary breast cancer <= 3 cm were randomized to SLN biopsy associated with ALND (ALND arm) or to SLN biopsy followed by ALND only if the SLN was metastatic (SLN arm)." "The FN SLN rate was assessed in the ALND arm. A series of 11...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-07)
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