Evaluating the Clinical Utility of Routine Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and the Value of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients Diagnosed With Oestrogen Receptor Positive, Clinically Node Negative Breast Cancer

Evaluating the Clinical Utility of Routine Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and the Value of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients Diagnosed With Oestrogen Receptor Positive, Clinically Node Negative Breast Cancer

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) provides staging information and guides adjuvant therapy in early breast cancer (EBC). Routine SLNB in oncogeriatricians with low-risk EBC remains controversial. Aims: To evaluate axillary management in elderly patients diagnosed with oestrogen receptor...

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Main Authors: Matthew G Davey, Éanna J Ryan, Daniel Burke, Kevin McKevitt, Peter F McAnena, Michael J Kerin, Aoife J Lowery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-06-01
Series:Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/11782234211022203

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