Sentinel lymph node biopsy in operations for recurrent breast cancer
| Autor: | Per-Ebbe Jönsson, C K Axelsson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Sentinel lymph node Breast Neoplasms Pilot Projects Scintigraphy law.invention Breast cancer Randomized controlled trial law Biopsy medicine Humans Prospective Studies Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin Mastectomy Aged Aged 80 and over Salvage Therapy medicine.diagnostic_test Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Sentinel node medicine.disease Surgery Axilla Dissection medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Lymphatic Metastasis Female Neoplasm Recurrence Local Radiopharmaceuticals business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO). 34:626-630 |
| ISSN: | 0748-7983 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.09.004 |
| Popis: | Background: In a pilot prospective consecutive series on 50 patients with recurrent breast cancer, results of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) are reported. The interval between primary operation and recurrence was 8 years (range 1-18 years). Only three patients had not undergone dissection of the axilla (ALND). Results: In 51% of patients scintigraphy disclosed sentinel nodes (SN). At operation SN was identified in 45% of patients corresponding to 83% of the SN's visualized by the scintigraphy. SN contained metastases in seven cases (16%), and the treatment plan was changed as a consequence of the SN examination. Conclusion: SLNB can identify SN at a high rate, and the findings may influence further planning of treatment. SLNB should be a future standard procedure in operations for recurrent breast cancer. Next step should be a randomized study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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