Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the randomized ...

Are lymph nodes removed during a mastectomy? During a mastectomy, most people have a sentinel lymph node biopsy. This is a procedure that removes 1 or more lymph nodes from the underarm area. These ...

Researchers identified a 15-year shift toward surgical de-escalation in gynecologic oncology, marked by fewer surgical ...

replace axillary dissection with sentinel [lymph] node biopsy [SLNB], give less radiotherapy in the form of partial breast irradiation or give it over a shorter period of time with ...

During a Case-Based Roundtable event, Laura Huppert, MD, discussed data and considerations around using T-DXd in breast ...

In addition to our expertise in sentinel lymph node biopsy to reduce the risk of lymphedema, we offer the following surgical strategies to women with uterine cancer: The most common approach to this ...

This can be easier to understand. In the TNM staging system, stage 1 can be: If you have stage 1B melanoma, your doctor may offer you a test called a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). They may also ...

For patients with early-stage breast cancer and cutaneous melanoma, radioguided surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy are now the accepted standard of care. Breast cancer is the most frequent type of ...