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Murine Superficial Lymph Node Surgery
Published on: May 21, 2012
Lymph Node Radiotherapy Instead of Extended Axillary Surgery - the New Standard?
Peter Niehoff1, Silla Hey-Koch1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany.
Abstract:
Breast cancer treatment has undergone major changes in the last 20 years. Specifically, the role of axillary lymph node dissection has changed from radical axillary dissection with excision of a high number of lymph nodes to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). This paradigm shift is associated with a controversial debate regarding the significance of axillary staging, the need for surgery, and the role of radiotherapy. Looking ahead, lymph node staging and axillary treatment might shift from SLNB and/or axillary dissection to ultrasound-guided needle biopsy and irradiation of regional lymph nodes in order to reduce treatment-related sequelae in early-stage breast cancer.
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