title: [Nodes Dissections. What's up and what is at stake?].
abstract: Radical nodes dissection has a diagnostic value and can play a part in the treatment. Its interest could be questionable according to efficacy of the associated treatments either adjuvant or neo-adjuvant. Above all, sentinel node dissection allows to avoid a radical dissection with deleterious effects.
authors.affiliation: ICL Alexis Vautrin, Département de chirurgie, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillemin
authors.affiliation: ICL Alexis Vautrin, Département de chirurgie, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
keywords: benefits/risks; nodes dissection; sentinel node biopsy