American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Recommendations for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Lyman GH, Giuliano AE, Somerfield MR, Benson AB, Bodurka DC, Burstein HJ, Cochran AJ, Cody HS, Edge SB, Galper S, Hayman JA, Kim TY, Perkins CL, Podoloff DA, Sivasubramaniam VH, Turner RR, Wahl R, Weaver DL, Wolff AC, Winer EP. American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Recommendations for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 7703-7720. PMID: 16157938, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionEarly-stage breast cancerSentinel node biopsyCompletion axillary lymph node dissectionBreast cancerNode biopsyUse of SNBSentinel lymph node biopsyNegative axillary nodesLymph node dissectionAxillary lymph nodesLymph node biopsyStage breast cancerHealth Services CommitteeLong-term survivalAmerican SocietyUnknown clinical significanceIsolated cancer cellsAxillary metastasesNode dissectionSLN biopsyAxillary nodesSentinel lymphSLN evaluationLymph nodes