… Sarvi M, Mehta P, Vallow L, et al: Is nodal irradiation necessary in breast cancer patients
with positive sentinel node biopsy without axillary dissection. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:232-233 …

Materials and Methods: A Breast Task Force submit-ted recommended changes and
additions to the existing staging system that were (1) evidence-based and/or consistent with …

We have recently reported on a technique of gamma probe localization of radiolabelled lymph
nodes to identify the sentinel node in malignant melanoma. In order to determine whether …

Background Sentinel-lymph-node (SLN) surgery was designed to minimise the side-effects
of lymph-node surgery but still offer outcomes equivalent to axillary-lymph-node dissection (…

Background The goals of axillary-lymph-node dissection (ALND) are to maximise survival,
provide regional control, and stage the patient. However, this technique has substantial side-…

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The revision of the eighth edition of the primary tumor,
lymph node, and metastasis (TNM) classification of the American Joint Commission of …

Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations to practicing oncologists, surgeons,
and radiation therapy clinicians to update the 2005 clinical practice guideline on the use of …

Background: With the large number of women having mammography—an estimated 28.4
million US women aged 40 years and older in 1998—the percentage of cancers detected as …

Importance A breast pathology diagnosis provides the basis for clinical treatment and
management decisions; however, its accuracy is inadequately understood. Objectives To quantify …

Purpose: To provide current recommendations on the use of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for
patients with earlystage breast cancer. Methods: PubMed and the Cochrane Library were …