Sentinel lymph node biopsy: benefits and limitations.
Multiple studies have demonstrated that a sentinel node can be identified in most women with breast cancer, and that it reliably predicts the status of the remaining axillary nodes. Contraindications to the procedure are decreasing with experience but further long term follow up is needed.
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. mmorrow@nmh.org
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*