Is axillary lymph node dissection necessary in routine management of breast cancer? No.
Cady
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B
Department of Surgery, Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000639:trends; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis