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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAxillaBreast NeoplasmsFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleHumansLymph Node ExcisionMiddle AgedSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyConceptsPrior 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
1986
Cost-Effectiveness of Fine Needle Biopsy of the Breast
LANNIN D, SILVERMAN J, WALKER C, PORIES W. Cost-Effectiveness of Fine Needle Biopsy of the Breast. Annals Of Surgery 1986, 203: 474-480. PMID: 3085603, PMCID: PMC1251147, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198605000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research