title: Role of axillary sampling in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy: a critical review.
abstract: Axillary lymph node dissection is the standard of care for treating and staging axilla in breast cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary sampling have been advocated as an alternative to axillary lymph node dissection with an added benefit of lesser morbidity. Herein, we are reviewing the role of axillary sampling in the present era of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the background of standard axillary dissection.
authors: Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors: K K
authors: KK
authors: Bassi
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Seenu
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Srivastava
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Al Sharara
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*