Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect on outcomes in most cases, continuing a trend toward less ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Before the advent of SLN biopsy, axillary dissection was ...

The review indicated that patients who underwent ARM had a significantly lower incidence of postoperative lymphedema (4.8%) compared to those who received standard axillary dissection (18.8% ...

This includes evaluating the necessity of surgical interventions like axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) versus less invasive options such as sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and axillary ...

Controversy now rages over the current role of axillary dissection in the management of operable breast cancer. Indeed, trials are under way to eliminate ALND in patients with small (< 1 cm ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the randomized ...