Can axillary radiotherapy replace axillary dissection for patients with positive sentinel nodes? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective: To compare the efficacy of axillary radiotherapy (ART) with that of completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) in clinically node-negative breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel lymph node. Methods: A literature search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library b...

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Main Authors: Min Zhao, Wei-Guang Liu, Lei Zhang, Zi-Ning Jin, Zhan Li, Cheng Liu, Dong-Bao Li, Ying Ma, Jing-Wen Zhang, Feng Jin, Bo Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-03-01
Series:Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095882X1630069X