— -- Question: When is a sentinel node biopsy considered, and when is an axillary lymph node dissection necessary? Answer: Whenever a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, it's important for ...

About Core Needle Lymph Node Biopsy. We take small samples of cells from a suspicious-looking lymph node in the armpit and check those cells for cancer using a microscope. Next, we place a tiny metal ...

Patients with early-stage breast cancer who had cancer detected in a sentinel lymph node biopsy had comparable 10-year recurrence and survival rates following either axillary radiotherapy or ...

Axillary lymph node dissection began less than 12 weeks after sentinel node biopsy. Level I and II were mandatory, and level III was optional.

Historically, surgeons removed a large number of lymph nodes from the armpit to determine if cancer has spread. This procedure, while effective, often led to lymphedema, a condition characterized by ...

Blanchard DK, Donohue JH, Reynolds C, Grant CS. Relapse and morbidity in patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy alone or with axillary dissection for breast cancer. Arch Surg. 2003;138:482 ...

Meeting Coverage > MBCC Chipping Away at the Dogma of Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer — Ongoing trials could help some women avoid even less-invasive sentinel lymph node biopsy ...

Dr. Eva Singletary answers: 'Is sentinel node biopsy accurate for late-stage?' — -- Question: Is sentinel lymph node biopsy accurate if I have had chemotherapy before surgery? Answer ...

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) and Staging SLNB is indicated as part of the staging work-up of early-stage breast cancers since they can spread to axillary lymph nodes.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy replaced axillary lymph node dissection as a staging procedure about 20 years ago and it has resulted in “surgical de-escalation,” according to investigators.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Some women with node-positive breast cancer who receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy might not need to automatically undergo axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), according to ...