Improved staging of breast cancer through lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy

Sentinel node biopsy is a less invasive technique for staging breast cancer than complete axillary lymph-node dissection and may be as accurate. In the case of a 71-year-old woman with a T1 breast cancer, sentinel node biopsy improved staging. Metastases were discovered in sentinel nodes outside the...

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Published in:European journal of surgical oncology 1998-10, Vol.24 (5), p.445-446
Main Authors: Jansen, L., Nieweg, O.E., Valdés Olmos, R.A., Rutgers, E.J.Th, Peterse, J.L., de Vries, J., Doting, M.H.E., Kroon, B.B.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
breast neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
internal mammary nodes
Lymph Node Excision - methods
Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging
Lymphatic Metastasis - diagnosis
Mammary gland diseases
Medical sciences
Neoplasm Staging - methods
Radionuclide Imaging
sentinel node
Tumors
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Summary:Sentinel node biopsy is a less invasive technique for staging breast cancer than complete axillary lymph-node dissection and may be as accurate. In the case of a 71-year-old woman with a T1 breast cancer, sentinel node biopsy improved staging. Metastases were discovered in sentinel nodes outside the axilla while the axillary nodes were tumour-free.
ISSN:0748-7983
1532-2157
DOI:10.1016/S0748-7983(98)92496-9