title: Sentinel lymph node dissection and the current status of American trials on breast lymphatic mapping.
abstract: The current national sentinel lymph node (SLN) clinical trials for breast carcinoma address the prognostic and therapeutic utility of SLN dissection (SLND) in women with early-stage, clinically node-negative breast cancer. Following completion of these studies, overall survival, disease-free survival, morbidity, and quality of life of patients will be compared. Surgeon participation is crucial to the ongoing success of clinical trials in the field of breast cancer surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Posther
authors.forename: Lee G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Wilke
authors.forename: Armando E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Giuliano
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D014481:United States