De-escalation of axillary treatment in the event of a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy in cT1-2 N0 breast cancer treated with mastectomy: nationwide registry study (BOOG 2013-07)

CONCLUSION: In this registry study of patients with cT1-2 N0 breast cancer treated with mastectomy, with low-volume sentinel lymph node metastasis, the 5-year regional recurrence rate was low and comparable between patients with and without completion axillary treatment.PMID:38597154 | PMC:PMC11004788 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znae077

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - April 10, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Sabine R de Wild Lori M van Roozendaal Johannes H W de Wilt Thijs van Dalen Jos A van der Hage Frederieke H van Duijnhoven Janine M Simons Robert-Jan Schipper Linda de Munck Sander M J van Kuijk Liesbeth J Boersma Sabine C Linn Marc B I Lobbes Philip M P Source Type: research