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Completion of Axillary Dissection for a Positive Sentinel Node: Necessary or Not?

Sentinel node excision has been widely accepted as the initial surgical step for evaluating the axilla for metastatic breast cancer. When the nodes are positive, the standard of care is to complete the axillary node dissection, a more extended procedure that carries an increased risk for morbidity....

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Main Authors: Erb, Kathleen M., Julian, Thomas B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646630/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19080737
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