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Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
April 2011 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Monica Morrow, MD
Summary Points:
- Axillary dissection is a major cause of morbidity after breast cancer surgery.
- In women who have 3 or fewer sentinel nodes and are have breast conserving surgery, removal of only the sentinel nodes produces local axillary control in 99 percent of cases.
- Axillary dissection does not contribute to survival.
- In women with T1 and T2 clinically node negative BR CA who are undergoing lumpectomy and whole breast radiation, removal of sentinel nodes only is an appropriate management strategy.
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