© 2003 by Oxford University Press
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Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer
Despite the absence of definitive data from clinical trials on the accuracy and safety of sentinel node biopsy (SNB), the use of SNB has been increasing in clinical practice. To determine the extent and time course of SNB as a replacement for axillary node dissection (AND), Edge et al. (p. 1514) collected clinical data from 3003 cancer patients who were treated at five comprehensive cancer centers. They found that use of SNB alone was common in breast-conserving surgery (BCS), and it was statistically significantly associated with both smaller and larger tumor size and with negative lymph nodes.
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