title: Axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy: an overview.
abstract: The sentinel lymph node biopsy has become the standard procedure in the staging and management of axillary lymph nodes in early breast cancer. This procedure has been validated by several studies with an accuracy of 95% and a false-negative rate ranging from 5 to 15%. Aim of this study is to analyze the most updated results and open problems reported in literature in the use of sentinel node biopsy in breast surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. francesca.rovera@uninsubria.it
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rovera
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frattini
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marelli
authors.forename: Adriana Dionigi
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Corben
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dionigi
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*