Axillary dissection versus no axillary dissection in older patients with T1N0 breast cancer: 15-year results of a randomized controlled trial.

Objective:To assess the role of axillary dissection in older breast cancer patients with a clinically clear axilla.Background:Axillary dissection, once standard treatment for breast cancer, is associated with considerable morbidity. It has been substituted by sentinel node biopsy with dissection onl