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Optimization of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer using an operative gamma camera.
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SUBMITTER: Mathelin C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2203998 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Optimization of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer using an operative gamma camera.
World journal of surgical oncology 20071117
<h4>Background</h4>Sentinel lymph node (SLN) procedure is now a widely accepted method of LN staging in selected invasive breast cancers (unifocal, size </= 2 cm, clinically N0, without previous treatment). Complete axillary clearance is no longer needed if the SLN is negative. However, the oncological safety of this procedure remains to be addressed in randomized clinical trials. One main pitfall is the failure to visualize SLN, resulting in incorrect tumor staging, leading to suboptimal treatm ...[more]