Is it possible to abandon sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients with negative axillary ultrasound in the post-Z0011 era? A retrospective analysis

Breast J. 2020 Sep;26(9):1860-1861. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13814. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Authors

Lukas Dostalek¹, Stefan Lednicky¹, Petra Saskova¹, Petra Steyerova², Ondrej Sosna¹, David Pavlista¹

Affiliations

¹ Gynecologic Oncology Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
² Clinic of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.

PMID: 32187753
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13814

No abstract available

Keywords: axila; breast cancer; sentinel lymph node; surgery.

MeSH terms

Axilla
Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
Retrospective Studies
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Sentinel Lymph Node* / diagnostic imaging