Preoperative chemotherapy and sentinel lymphadenectomy for breast cancer
Tafra L, Verbanac K, Lannin D. Preoperative chemotherapy and sentinel lymphadenectomy for breast cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2001, 182: 312-315. PMID: 11720661, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00718-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior chemotherapySentinel lymphadenectomyAxillary lymph nodesBreast cancerSentinel nodesPC groupLymph nodesSuspicious axillary lymph nodesSentinel node identification rateOnly exclusion criterionPositive axillary nodesAxillary node dissectionMean tumor sizeStandard of careNon-PC groupPresence of diseaseIsosulfan blueNode dissectionPreoperative chemotherapyAxillary nodesMetastatic diseaseMost patientsPC patientsMulticenter trialTumor size