SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY: HISTORY AND CURRENT CONCEPTS

The present review is devoted to the concept of sentinel lymph node biopsy, which is an increasingly recognized method that was included into the guidelines for surgical treatment of various tumors developed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). Since the impleme...

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Main Authors: A. Kh. Ismagilov, N. G. Asnina, G. A. Azarov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2018-04-01
Series:Опухоли женской репродуктивной системы
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Online Access:https://ojrs.abvpress.ru/ojrs/article/view/576
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Summary:The present review is devoted to the concept of sentinel lymph node biopsy, which is an increasingly recognized method that was included into the guidelines for surgical treatment of various tumors developed by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). Since the implementation of organ preservation surgeries, lymph node biopsy is considered the second most significant achievement in surgical treatment of breast cancer, because it reduces the frequency of complications (which often occur after axillary-subclavian lymphadenectomy), duration of hospital stay and treatment expenditures.
ISSN:1994-4098
1999-8627