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. 2000 Dec;80(6):1779-86.
doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70260-7.

Selective sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer: experiences from Taiwan

T J Liu  1 , D C Yeh, C C Wu, S J Wang, W L Ho
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Selective sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer: experiences from Taiwan

T J Liu et al. Surg Clin North Am. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

The significance of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) was examined in 58 Chinese breast cancer patients. The method of technetium-99m sulfur colloid injection and the intraoperative gamma probe was found to be very useful for identifying the SLN. The positive predictive value was 64.5%, and the negative predictive value was 93.2%. Findings suggest that lymph node dissection is not necessary in breast cancer patients with a negative SLN.

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