Influence of the sentinel node outcome analysed by one-step nucleic acid amplification on the risk for postmastectomy radiation therapy and the scheduling of immediate breast reconstruction.
Elisabeth R M van HaarenMerel A Spiekerman van WeezelenburgIngrid G M PoodtMichelle M W FeijenAlfred JanssenJames van BastelaarYvonne L J VissersPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)
In breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy with macrometastases in the SNB, IBR was postponed in 33% due to risk on PMRT. To predict this risk, we advise to acknowledge the SNB outcome by using OSNA before proceeding to IBR.