Omission of axillary lymph node dissection in patients who underwent total mastectomy with 1 or 2 metastatic lymph nodes.
Bong Kyun KimByeong-Woo ParkMin Hee HurHan-Byoel LeeMin Ho ParkJoon JeongHyouk Jin LeeJina LeeDongju KimWoo Young Sunnull nullPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2020)
OS did not differ between the 2 groups in early breast cancer patients with 1 or 2 metastatic axillary lymph nodes who underwent TM. Omission of ALND may be considered in selected patients.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- sentinel lymph node
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- prostate cancer
- radiation therapy
- early breast cancer
- patient reported outcomes
- rectal cancer
- radical prostatectomy
- patient reported