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. 1999 Aug 14;354(9178):570.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)02155-8.

Therapeutic implications of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer

S A McIntosh, J J Going, M Soukop, A D Purushotham, T G Cooke

Therapeutic implications of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer

S A McIntosh et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

Immunohistochemistry of histologically negative axillary lymph nodes in breast-cancer patients resulted in upstaging of the sentinel lymph node in eight (14%) of 52 patients. The resulting information altered clinical management in six of these patients. Thus, this technique may affect clinical decision-making in breast-cancer patients.

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  • Sentinel lymph node in breast cancer.
    Benson JR, Querci della Rovere G. Benson JR, et al. Lancet. 1999 Dec 4;354(9194):1998; author reply 1999. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)76770-2. Lancet. 1999. PMID: 10622323 No abstract available.
  • Sentinel lymph node in breast cancer.
    Kunkler I. Kunkler I. Lancet. 1999 Dec 4;354(9194):1998-9; author reply 1999. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)76771-4. Lancet. 1999. PMID: 10622324 No abstract available.