Higher Pathological Complete Response Rate of Less than 10 Total Axillary Lymph Nodes After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

Higher Pathological Complete Response Rate of Less than 10 Total Axillary Lymph Nodes After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

BackgroundThe American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) guideline recommends the evaluation of ≥10 axillary lymph nodes (ALN) in patients with breast cancer to assess the N stage. However, the total ALN count in ALN dissection (ALND) often decreases after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. T...

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Main Authors: Jeeyeon Lee, Nora Jee-Young Park, Byeongju Kang, Jin Hyang Jung, Wan Wook Kim, Yee Soo Chae, Soo Jung Lee, Hye Jung Kim, Ji-Young Park, Ho Yong Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
breast cancer
axillary lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
pathological complete response
dissection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.678169/full

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