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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-03-01
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Series: | Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095882X1630069X |