Is axillary surgery beneficial for patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast?
Jessemae L WelshMichael G KeeneyTanya L HoskinKatrina N GlazebrookJudy C BougheySejal S ShahTina J HiekenPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
We observed no cases of nodal metastasis in 20 consecutive cases of ACC of the breast. Preoperative axillary ultrasound with FNA of suspicious nodes accurately predicted pathologic nodal stage. These data suggest axillary surgery might be omitted safely in patients with pure ACC and a clinically negative axilla.
Keyphrases
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- locally advanced
- ultrasound guided
- early stage
- fine needle aspiration
- surgical site infection
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patients undergoing
- electronic health record
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rectal cancer
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- artificial intelligence
- contrast enhanced ultrasound