title: Current Status of Radiotherapy for the Management of Regional Nodes in Breast Cancer.
abstract: Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women. Breast cancer constitutes about 23% of invasive cancers in women. The management of breast cancer depends on various factors, including the cancer stage and patient age. Breast cancer is usually treated with surgery, which can be followed by chemotherapy or radiation therapy, or both. Until recently, the standard procedure for axillary study was axillary dissection. Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been validated as a less-aggressive axillary treatment without an impact on survival. In the present report, we review the current management of the axillary lymph nodes, especially from the viewpoint of an oncology radiotherapist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Electronic address: ana-manterola@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manterola
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Asin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Errasti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrado
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Maider
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Visus
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dominguez
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000639:trends*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
keywords: Axilla management; Lymphadenectomy; Regional radiotherapy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Sentinel node biopsy