Assessment of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in two subgroups: Initially node negative and node positive converted to node negative – A systemic review and meta-analysis

Assessment of sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in two subgroups: Initially node negative and node positive converted to node negative – A systemic review and meta-analysis

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is increasingly used to treat patients with breast cancer, but the reliability of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) following chemotherapy is in doubt. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to evaluate studies that examine the results of SLNB after NAC to assess...

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Main Authors: Alireza Shirzadi, Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh, Mostafa Qorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
breast cancer
meta-analysis
neoadjuvant systemic therapy
sentinel lymph node biopsy
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2019;volume=24;issue=1;spage=18;epage=18;aulast=Shirzadi

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http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2019;volume=24;issue=1;spage=18;epage=18;aulast=Shirzadi

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