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Regional recurrence in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy

  • Maria E. Linnaus
  • , Amylou C. Dueck
  • , Heidi E. Kosiorek
  • , Richard J. Gray
  • , Nabil Wasif
  • , Donald W. Northfelt
  • , Karen Anderson
  • , Ann E. McCullough
  • , William W. Wong
  • , Michele Y. Halyard
  • , Samir H. Patel
  • , Barbara A. Pockaj

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Abstract

Background The incidence of all-location regional recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy is not well documented. This study attempts to identify risk factors. Methods A prospectively maintained database was queried to identify patients with a regional recurrence of breast cancer after a first operation for invasive unilateral breast cancer. Patients with regional recurrence were compared with those alive and disease free at 5 years. Results Twenty-one of 1,060 patients (2%) experienced a regional recurrence. Most patients (95%) underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy as their axillary staging. Those with regional recurrences had larger tumors (P

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1155-1161
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Surgery
Volume210
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Regional recurrence
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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