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Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Is Accurate and Reduces the Need for Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients
Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery Before vs After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
KK Hunt, M Yi, EA Mittendorf, C Guerrero, GV Babiera, I Bedrosian, RF Hwang, HM Kuerer, MI Ross, F Meric-Bernstam
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2009 Oct 1
Ann Surg
Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Is Accurate and Reduces the Need for Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients
Ann Surg. 2009 Oct 1;250(4):558-566, KK Hunt, M Yi, EA Mittendorf, C Guerrero, GV Babiera, I Bedrosian, RF Hwang, HM Kuerer, MI Ross, F Meric-Bernstam
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Objective: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery is widely used for nodal staging in early-stage breast cancer. This study was performed to evaluate the accuracy of SLN surgery for patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus patients undergoing surgery first. Summary Background Data: Controversy exists regarding the timing of SLN surgery in patients planned for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Proponents of SLN surgery after chemotherapy prefer a single surgical procedure with potential for fewer...
