Improved Axillary Evaluation Following Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer Using Selective Evaluation of Clipped Nodes: Implementation of Targeted Axillary Dissection [Breast Cancer]
Conclusion
Marking nodes with biopsy-confirmed metastatic disease allows for selective removal and improves pathologic evaluation for residual nodal disease after chemotherapy.
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Caudle, Yang, Krishnamurthy, Mittendorf, Black, Gilcrease, Bedrosian, Hobbs, DeSnyder, Hwang, Adrada, Shaitelman, Chavez-MacGregor, Smith, Candelaria, Babiera, Dogan, Santiago, Hunt, Kuerer Tags: Diagnosis & Staging, Surgery, Chemotherapy, Surgical Oncology Breast Cancer Source Type: research
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