Axillary lymph node dissection did not improve survival outcomes in a cohort of women with T1-T2 breast cancer who had received sentinel node dissection, according to study results. Eligible women had ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Long-term survival outcomes from the ACOSOG Z0011 trial supported the initial finding of ...

Is axillary dissection necessary in breast cancer patients who have microscopic but nonpalpable axillary node disease? The investigators of this multicenter trial randomly assigned 465 patients to ...

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) is a relatively new breast cancer procedure. It allows surgical oncologists to specifically locate a lymph node that contained cancer before chemotherapy, remove it ...

Is axillary node dissection beneficial in patients with T1 or T2 breast cancer whose initial therapy is lumpectomy and tangential breast irradiation? The authors performed a randomized controlled ...

In the AXSANA/EUBREAST 3(R) study, researchers compared data about recurrence outcomes of more-invasive and less-invasive lymph node procedures.

Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect on outcomes in most cases, continuing a trend toward less ...

MIAMI BEACH -- The surgical dogma favoring axillary dissection in breast cancer continues to give way to more selective data-driven strategies that allow more women to avoid axillary surgery, an ...

Dr. Melvin Silverstein answers: 'When Do I Need Axillary Lymph Node Dissection?' — -- Question: Do I need an axillary lymph node dissection if I have in situ or early-stage invasive breast cancer ...

A new procedure improves the accuracy of axillary staging and pathologic evaluation in clinically node-positive breast cancer, and reduces the need for a more invasive procedure with debilitating ...

Pamela Kedziera answers: 'How Will I Feel After Lymph Node Dissection?' — -- Question: What are some possible sensations I may feel in my hand and arm after an axillary lymph node dissection, and ...