The Axillary Nodal Harvest in Breast Cancer Surgery Is Unchanged by Sentinel Node Biopsy or the Timing of Surgery
Introduction. Patients with a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy may undergo delayed completion axillary dissection. Where intraoperative analysis is available, immediate completion axillary dissection can be performed. Alternatively, patients may undergo primary axillary dissection for breast can...
Main Authors: | Byrne, B. E., Cutress, R. I., Gill, J., Wise, M. H., Yiangou, C., Agrawal, A. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369471/ |
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