Sentinel lymph node biopsy: benefits and limitations. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Multiple studies have demonstrated that a sentinel node can be identified in most women with breast cancer, and that it reliably predicts the status of the remaining axillary nodes. Contraindications to the procedure are decreasing with experience but further long term follow up is needed.

publication date

  • September 1, 2003

Research

keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0142215143

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1055/s-2003-43037

PubMed ID

  • 14569514

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 125

issue

  • 9