Breast wire-guided lumpectomy and axillary sentinel lymph node mapping and resection by the combined technique

Introduction: Breast cancer is the top cancer and the more lethal in women worldwide. Indication for lumpectomy is breast cancer without contraindications to conservative surgery. In impalpable malignancies, wire-guided excision can be performed. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and resection is recommended for assessment of the pathologic status of the axillary lymph nodes in patients with clinical stage I and II disease. In 2016, at the authors ’ department, 134 women had surgery for breast cancer and 43.5% were submitted to lumpectomy.

Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - February 19, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: C átia Sofia Ferreira, Elda Oliveira Cardoso, Salete Espírito Santo, F. Cortez Vaz Tags: Movies Technique 1 – Surgical techniques in Gynaecology Source Type: research