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SUBMITTER: Camara S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5817815 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Câmara Sara S Pereira Daniela D André Saudade S Mira Beatriz B Vaz Fátima F Oom Rodrigo R Marques José Carlos JC Leal de Faria João J Rodrigues Dos Santos Catarina C
International journal of breast cancer 20180101
<h4>Introduction</h4>Sentinel lymph node biopsy in prophylactic mastectomy is controversial. It avoids lymphadenectomy in occult carcinoma but is associated with increased morbidity. Women with BRCA mutations have a higher incidence of occult carcinoma and our objective was to assess the clinical utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy when these women undergo prophylactic mastectomy.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Seven-year retrospective consecutive case-series study of women, with a BRCA deleteri ...[more]