The Number of Removed Lymph Nodes for an Acceptable False Negative Rate in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer / 한국유방암학회지
Journal of Breast Cancer
; : 100-105, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-106935
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was performed to find the adequate number of removed lymph nodes to achieve an acceptable false-negative rate when performing sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.METHODS:
A total of 179 sentinel node biopsies combined with conventional axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer were performed between November 2003 and June 2007.RESULTS:
The overall identification rate of sentinel lymph node and the false negative rate of the biopsy were 95.0% and 8.1%, respectively. Yet the false negative rate of the biopsy was lowered as the number of the removed nodes was increased. Especially, the false negative rate was 0% when more than 4 lymph nodes were removed.CONCLUSION:
We recommend that four lymph nodes should be removed to obtain accurate results in sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pyrethrins
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Biopsy
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Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Lymph Node Excision
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Lymph Nodes
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Nitriles
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Breast Cancer
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article