Sentinel lymphadenectomy in breast cancer: identification of sentinel lymph node and detection of metastases
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 53 (2) , 97-104
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006118827167
Abstract
Sentinel lymphadenectomy is a useful way of assessing axillary status and obviating axillary dissection in patients with node-negative breast cancer. However, controversies remain concerning the...Keywords
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