1.
Del Med J
; 84(1): 31-2, 2012 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22720357
Subject(s)
Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/drug therapy , Craniotomy , Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis/etiology , Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis/surgery , Tamoxifen/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis/diagnosis
2.
Surg Oncol
; 21(3): 196-200, 2012 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22237143
ABSTRACT
The advent of sentinel lymph node biopsy changed the way the surgical community treated breast cancer. It also reduced the post operative morbidity for millions of patients. Now that sentinel lymph node biopsy has become the mainstay of treatment, new clinical questions have arisen and continued research is being done to answer these questions. This report details a brief history of sentinel lymph node biopsy and how it was applied in the treatment a breast cancer. This report also includes a review of the current literature regarding unique clinical scenarios involving sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer including the ACOSOG Z011 trial.
