2001
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 sizeMulticenter Trial of Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Using Both Technetium Sulfur Colloid and Isosulfan Blue Dye
Tafra L, Lannin D, Swanson M, Van Eyk J, Verbanac K, Chua A, Ng P, Edwards M, Halliday B, Henry C, Sommers L, Carman C, Molin M, Yurko J, Perry R, Williams A. Multicenter Trial of Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Using Both Technetium Sulfur Colloid and Isosulfan Blue Dye. Annals Of Surgery 2001, 233: 51-59. PMID: 11141225, PMCID: PMC1421166, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200101000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSentinel node biopsyMulticenter trialTechnetium sulfur colloidNode biopsyIsosulfan blueFalse negative rateOlder patientsSulfur colloidBreast cancerComplete lymph node dissectionInexperienced surgeonsLymph node dissectionMetastatic axillary nodesIsosulfan blue dyeSingle-institution seriesSentinel node localizationBreast cancer metastasisAnalysis of tumorsFalse-negative resultsNode dissectionAxillary nodesIndependent predictorsSentinel nodesPoor success ratePatients
1999
Filtered Versus Unfiltered Technetium Sulfur Colloid in Lymphatic Mapping: A Significant Variable in a Pig Model
Tafra L, Chua A, Ng P, Aycock D, Swanson M, Lannin D. Filtered Versus Unfiltered Technetium Sulfur Colloid in Lymphatic Mapping: A Significant Variable in a Pig Model. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 1999, 6: 83-87. PMID: 10030419, DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnfiltered groupLymphatic mappingSentinel nodesSkin sitesUnfiltered technetium sulfur colloidMore sentinel nodesSentinel node dissectionLymph node basinSentinel node biopsyFiltered groupIntraoperative lymphatic mappingTechnetium sulfur colloidSoft tissue tumorsStandard diagnostic testTc-99Node basinNode dissectionIsosulfan blueNode biopsyPreoperative lymphoscintigraphyLymph nodesSulfur colloidTissue tumorsGamma probeInjection site