title: Selective sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer: experiences from Taiwan.
abstract: The significance of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) was examined in 58 Chinese breast cancer patients. The method of technetium-99m sulfur colloid injection and the intraoperative gamma probe was found to be very useful for identifying the SLN. The positive predictive value was 64.5%, and the negative predictive value was 93.2%. Findings suggest that lymph node dissection is not necessary in breast cancer patients with a negative SLN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans' General Hospital, National Yang Ming University, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College, Taiwan, Republic of China. surgery@vghtc.vghtc.gov.tw
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D015902:Gamma Cameras; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013624:Taiwan; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid