Which Patients Need an Axillary Clearance after Sentinel Node Biopsy?
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a safe and accurate minimally invasive method for detecting axillary lymph node (ALN) involvement in the clinically negative axilla thereby reducing morbidity in patients who avoid unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Although current guidelines rec...
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Language: | English |
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SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3262558/ |