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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer detailed by L. Fortunato and co-authors
November 20th, 2008
According to a study from Rome, Italy, "The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in pTla and ''microinvasive'' breast cancer has not been extensively studied. We report our experience with SLNB in patients with ''minimal'' breast cancer to determine the incidence and type of SLN metastases, and to study the potential impact on their surgical or oncological management." "Among some 3387 women operated upon for primary breast cancer who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy at nine institutions participating in the Rome Breast Cancer Study Group, 251 were staged pTla or pTlmic (7.4%). There were 13 cases of sentinel lymph node metastases identified in this group of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-20)
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