Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer: time has come to systematically perform it before planned axillary clearance.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a simple and relatively safe technique that emerged as a standard in the management of early breast cancer. Indications are becoming larger and because this particular node provides significant epidemiological, clinical, pathological, educational and prognostic information efforts must be done to identify it even when a a complete axillary clearance is planned.
Hidar
Samir
S
Farhat Hached university teaching hospital, O & G Department, Boulevard M Karoui, Sousse 4002, Tunisia. hidar.samir@gnet.tn
Bibi
Mohamed
M
Khairi
Hédi
H
D001365:Axilla / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
D004396:Coloring Agents