Mastectomy with Sentinel Node Biopsy and/or Axillary Node ...

Two non-randomised trials using axillary dissection as the reference standard reported that four node sampling was an accurate method for staging breast cancer.49,50 The sampling of an additional node (Swedish five node sample technique compared to four node sampling) was found by Ahlgren (2002)49 to add very little to the sensitivity of the ... ................
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