Evaluation of sentinel lymph node biopsy prior to axillary lymph node dissection: the role of isolated tumor cells/micrometastases and multifocality/multicentricity-a retrospective study of 1214 breast cancer patients.
Lars SchröderRoland FrickerRoland Gregor SteinThomas RinkHartmut FitzSebastian BlasiusAchim WöckelThomas MüllerPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2018)
No patient with sentinel node micrometastases showed more than two axillary macrometastases. Multifocal and multicentric disease is no contraindication for SLNB.