title: The current role of sentinel node biopsy in the treatment of breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Baiba J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Grube
authors.forename: Armando E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Giuliano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018570:Risk Assessment; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D016019:Survival Analysis