Surgical Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer.
This article offers a review of the literature on current surgical management of the axilla in breast cancer. This includes the decision-making process involved in clinically node-negative patients versus clinically node-positive patients, with discussion of the indications for sentinel lymph node biopsy versus axillary dissection. It also examines the surgical axillary management of patients who receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This article will help update practicing surgeons on the evolving research and guidelines for the management of breast cancer axillary disease.
Division of Surgical Oncology, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D. Department of Surgery and James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Stephanie
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Mastrangelo
Kelly
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McMasters
Nicolas
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Ajkay
D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy