Necessity of sentinel lymph node biopsy in ductal carcinoma in situ patients: a retrospective analysis
Abstract Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is unnecessarily performed too often, owing to the high upstaging rates of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). This study aimed to evaluate the upstaging rates of DCIS to invasive cancer, determine the prevalence of axillary lymph node metastasis, a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01170-x |