Tag: sentinelLymphNode

Sentinel lymph node: Surgery during which the first lymph node or nodes to which cancer is likely to spread from the primary breast tumor are removed for biopsy. Determining the lymph node status helps to stage breast cancer.

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09/16/12
Axillary node dissection unnecessary for some despite micrometastases
08/12/12
Lymph node negative ER-/PR- BC has less favorable prognosis
11/19/10
Factors predicting upstaging from DCIS to invasive BC at biopsy
10/03/10
Lobular breast cancer micrometastases may be classified incorrectly
09/08/10
Sentinel node micrometastases do not reduce breast cancer survival
02/28/10
Does air travel increase lymphedema in breast cancer survivors?

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