Sentinel Node Biopsy is Important in Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Francisco J. Dominguez,Mehra Golshan,Dalliah Mashon Black,Kevin S. Hughes,Michele A. Gadd,Roger L. Christian,Beth Ann Lesnikoski,Michelle C. Specht,James S. Michaelson,Barbara L. Smith

Sentinel Node Biopsy is Important in Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

2008

Francisco J. Dominguez
Mehra Golshan
Dalliah Mashon Black
Kevin S. Hughes
Michele A. Gadd
Roger L. Christian
Beth Ann Lesnikoski
Michelle C. Specht
James S. Michaelson
Barbara L. Smith

Background There is uncertainty about the utility of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and its potential to avoid axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients undergoing mastectomy for DCIS.

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Mastectomy
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
General surgery
Biopsy
Ductal carcinoma
Sentinel node
Medicine
Surgical oncology
Micrometastasis
identification rate

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