Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: A Work in Progress
| Autor: | Abhishek Chatterjee, Brian J. Czerniecki, Nicholas J. Serniak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Standard of care medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy General surgery Sentinel lymph node MEDLINE Breast Neoplasms medicine.disease Article medicine.anatomical_structure Breast cancer Oncology Biopsy Medicine Humans Female business Lymph node |
| Popis: | The sentinel lymph node biopsy is a safe, accurate operation for the initial staging of breast cancer. Over the last decade, there has been increasing literature supporting its use, and it is now considered a standard of care for the initial evaluation of metastatic spread to the axillary lymph node chain. |
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