Identifying the "sentinel lymph nodes" for arm drainage as a strategy for minimizing the lymphedema risk after breast cancer therapy.
Buchholz
Thomas A
TA
Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. tbuchhol@mdanderson.org
Avritscher
Rony
R
Yu
Tse-Kuan
TK
D001132:Arm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008209:Lymphedema; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy