Predictive Value of Tumor Load in Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Nodes for Second Echelon Lymph Node Metastases

Background: The need for routine axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients with invasive breast cancer and low-volume sentinel node (SN) involvement is questionable. Accurate prediction of second echelon lymph node involvement could identify those patients most likely to benefit from ALND.

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Cellular Oncology
Main Authors:	C. H. M. van Deurzen, R. van Hillegersberg, M. G. G. Hobbelink, C. A. Seldenrijk, R. Koelemij, P. J. van Diest
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2007-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/570683