Factors Affecting Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy before or after Systemic Therapy

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Sagdic M. F., Yuksel C., Culcu S., Aksell B., Ozaslan C., Kutun S., ...More

IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.23, no.10, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.32592/ircmj.2021.23.10.1086
  • Journal Name: IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: Breast cancer, Neoadjuvant therapy, Sentinel lymph node, NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY, LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION, EXTRACAPSULAR INVASION, AXILLARY DISSECTION, CLINICAL-PRACTICE, ONCOLOGY, SUBTYPE, DISEASE, SURGERY, IMPACT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The tendency to spread to sentinel lymph node (SLN) may differ depending on the biological, clinical, and histopathological features of tumors. If the factors that affect SLN metastasis (SLNM) are known, there may be no need to perform SLN biopsy (SLNB) in some groups.