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The details of successful sentinel lymph node staging for breast cancer
M J Edwards1, P Whitworth, L Tafra
1Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
American Journal of Surgery
|December 13, 2000
Abstract:
Sentinel lymphadenectomy is an effective and accurate tool for staging breast cancer. In recent years the details of a successful program have become better defined. The authors outline practical considerations for the performance of successful sentinel lymph node staging from a multidisciplinary perspective.