Long-term follow-up of 5262 breast cancer patients with negative sentinel node and no axillary dissection confirms low rate of axillary disease

• Published in: European journal of surgical oncology Vol. 40; no. 10; pp. 1203 - 1208
• Main Authors: Galimberti, V, Manika, A, Maisonneuve, P, Corso, G, Salazar Moltrasio, L, Intra, M, Gentilini, O, Veronesi, P, Pagani, G, Rossi, E, Bottiglieri, L, Viale, G, Rotmensz, N, De Cicco, C, Grana, C.M, Sangalli, C, Luini, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - therapy; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - therapy; Adult; Aged; Axilla; Axillary disease; Axillary dissection; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - pathology; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast - therapy; Carcinoma, Lobular - pathology; Carcinoma, Lobular - therapy; Chemoradiotherapy; Cohort Studies; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Lymph Node Excision; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Mastectomy; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; Sentinel node biopsy; Surgery; Axillary dissection; Breast cancer; Sentinel node biopsy; Axillary disease

Abstract Aim It is established that axillary dissection (AD) can be safely avoided in breast cancer patients with a negative sentinel node (SN). In the present study we assessed whether the rate of axillary disease was sufficiently low on long term follow-up to consolidate the policy of AD avoidance...