title: Axillary dissection: current practice and technique.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Program Lauder Breast Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Petrek
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Blackwood
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010808:Physical Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate