title: [Axillary lymphocele after axillary dissection or sampling of sentinel lymph node in breast cancer].
abstract: The goal of this study was to evaluate the rate of seromas after axillary dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy. This is a prospective study based upon a series of 229 patients. Among those 229 patients, 179 had an axillary dissection and 50 had a sentinel lymph node biopsy. In the axillary dissection group, 40% of patients developed a seroma. The maximum number of aspirations needed was 8. In the sentinel lymph node group, 18% of patients developed a seroma that never recurred after a single aspiration. Seromas are still a very frequent complication after axillary dissection. The sentinel lymph node biopsy has helped to reduce the rate of axillary seroma, and the number of aspirations needed to evacuate them.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale à orientation sénologique, Institut Curie, 26, rue d'Ulm, 75248 Paris Cedex 05.
authors.forename: Jean-Hilaire
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bijek
authors.forename: Jean-Sébastien
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Aucouturier
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Doridot
authors.forename: Toufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ghemari
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D049291:Seroma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013396:Suction