Axillary lymph node dissection in node-positive breast cancer: are ten nodes adequate and when is enough, enough?
Oluwadamilola M FayanjuYi RenSamantha M ThomasRachel A GreenupOluwadamilola M FayanjuE Shelley HwangJennifer K PlichtaPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2019)
In node-positive breast cancer, the number of nodes retrieved is significantly associated with an increased positive nodal count and greater use of adjuvant therapy. Removal of approximately 20 LNs may improve survival by both more accurate nodal staging and increased adjuvant therapy use.