Effects of the number of removed lymph nodes on survival outcome in patients with sentinel node-negative breast cancer.

Calogero CipollaAntonio GalvanoSalvatore VieniFederica SaputoSimona LupoMario LatteriGiuseppa GraceffaMaria Rosaria Valerio

Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2021)

There is likely a relationship between the number of resected SNL and mDFS. Our results, however, showed no relevant difference in median DFS for SLN = 1 vs SLN > 1 group, except for a subset of the patients treated with hormone therapy.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
free survival
squamous cell carcinoma
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
young adults
cell therapy
radiation therapy
breast cancer risk
locally advanced