Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer patients: improved survival through better staging?

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
23229913
Description
The objective of this review is to summarize the evidence demonstrating that the sentinel lymph node (SLN) procedure is not only associated with significantly less morbidity compared to the axillary dissection, but may also result in better staging and improved patient outcomes.
Date of Publication
2013
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Meiers, Pamela
Cil, Tulin
Zuber, Markus
Additional Credits
Series
Langenbeck's archives of surgery
Publisher
Springer
ISSN
1435-2443
Access(Rights)
open.access
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