Journal article
A Population-Based Study of the Effects of a Regional Guideline for Completion Axillary Lymph Node Dissection on Axillary Surgery in Patients with Breast Cancer
Abstract
IntroductionEvidence from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z0011 trial suggests completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) after positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (+SLNB) does not improve outcomes in select patients, leading to practice variation. A multidisciplinary group of surgeons, oncologists, and pathologists developed a regional guideline for cALND which was disseminated in August 2012. We assessed the …
Authors
Tsao MW; Cornacchi SD; Hodgson N; Simunovic M; Thabane L; Cheng J; O’Brien MA; Strang B; Mukherjee SD; Lovrics PJ
Journal
Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 10, pp. 3354–3364
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2016
DOI
10.1245/s10434-016-5310-4
ISSN
1068-9265