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 language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1155-1161 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Surgery |
| Volume | 210 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Regional recurrence
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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