The removal of regional nodes even when "pathologically negative" for long-term survival should be discussed cautiously.
Rouzier
Roman
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Hortobagyi
Gabriel N
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D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018426:SEER Program / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D016019:Survival Analysis