Axillary dissection compared to sentinel node biopsy for the treatment of pathologically node-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis of four randomized trials with long-term follow up

Sentinel lymph node biopsy is now accepted as the initial approach for women with early stage breast cancer with clinically node-negative disease. We performed a pooled analysis of trials comparing axillary lymph node dissection to sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with early stage breast cance...

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Main Authors: Fausto Petrelli, Veronica Lonati, Sandro Barni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Oncology Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/210