Selective sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer: experiences from Taiwan.
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.
Liu
T J
TJ
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
Yeh
D C
DC
Wu
C C
CC
Wang
S J
SJ
Ho
W L
WL
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
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid