Long-term outcome of pT1a-b, cN0 breast cancer without axillary dissection or staging: a prospective observational study of 1543 women.
Christian IngvarJ AhlgrenS EmdinL LofgrenM NordanderE NiméusL-G ArnessonPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2020)
Axillary surgery can safely be omitted in patients with low-grade, T1a-b, cN0 breast cancers. This large prospective cohort with 15-year follow-up had a very low incidence of axillary recurrences and high breast cancer-specific survival rate.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- low grade
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- high grade
- ultrasound guided
- lymph node metastasis
- breast cancer risk
- minimally invasive
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- early stage
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- adipose tissue
- acute coronary syndrome
- radiation therapy
- pregnant women
- locally advanced
- cervical cancer screening
- percutaneous coronary intervention