Development of axillary surgery in breast cancer.
Axillary surgery is a critical part of the treatment of breast carcinoma: its importance is related to the staging of disease, prescription of adjuvant therapy and prognosis. For years, complete axillary dissection has remained the standard approach to breast cancer lymphatic staging; its value is still high, but the development of sentinel-node biopsy has significantly changed the indication of the procedure. We discuss the evolution of axillary surgery in breast cancer.
Luini
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Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, via G. Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. alberto.luini@ieo.it
Gatti
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G
Ballardini
B
B
Zurrida
S
S
Galimberti
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V
Veronesi
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P
Vento
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AR
Monti
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S
Viale
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G
Paganelli
G
G
Veronesi
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U
D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy