Omitting axillary lymph node dissection does not increase the risk for recurrence or compromise 5-year overall survival outcomes in patients with early-stage, node-negative breast cancer with sentinel ...

Axillary reverse mapping (ARM) is an innovative surgical technique aimed at accurately delineating the lymphatic drainage of the upper extremity from that of the breast during axillary lymph node ...

MIAMI BEACH -- The surgical dogma favoring axillary dissection in breast cancer continues to give way to more selective data-driven strategies that allow more women to avoid axillary surgery, an ...

Women with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–negative breast cancer who have one positive sentinel node and no high-risk features can likely be spared ...

Among patients with early-stage, node-negative breast cancer and one or two sentinel node macrometastases, those who underwent sentinel node biopsy only had noninferior 5-year recurrence-free survival ...

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) is a relatively new breast cancer procedure. It allows surgical oncologists to specifically locate a lymph node that contained cancer before chemotherapy, remove it ...

Timing of palliative care referral and symptom burden in phase I cancer patients: A retrospective cohort study. Background: Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) can increase the risk of upper ...

Effect of bevacizumab on the risk of chemotherapy-associated anemia in cancer patients: A meta-analysis. Background: Arm lymphedema and limb morbidity in patients going through axillary lymph node ...

Future breast cancer treatment options may not only increase patients’ survival but also reduce or eliminate their need for surgery altogether, says breast cancer surgeon Sara Javid, MD, Fred ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Omission of completion axillary lymph node dissection did not increase recurrence among patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with early invasive breast cancer who did not receive axillary surgery had noninferior outcomes as ...