Preoperative Axillary Ultrasound versus Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Early Breast Cancer

Preoperative Axillary Ultrasound versus Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Early Breast Cancer

<i>Background and objectives:</i> With improved diagnostic means of early breast cancer, the percentage of cases with metastasis in axillary lymph nodes has decreased from 50&#8722;75% to 15&#8722;30%. Lymphadenectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy are not treatment procedures, a...

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Main Authors: Dalia Rukanskienė, Vincentas Veikutis, Eglė Jonaitienė, Milda Basevičiūtė, Domantas Kunigiškis, Renata Paukštaitienė, Daiva Čepulienė, Lina Poškienė, Algirdas Boguševičius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
breast cancer
axillary lymph nodes
ultrasound
lymphadenectomy
sentinel lymph node biopsy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/3/127

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