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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Published in:Breast Cancer: Basic & Clinical Research pp. 1 - 14
Main Authors: Davey, Matthew G, Ryan, Éanna J, Burke, Daniel, McKevitt, Kevin, McAnena, Peter F, Kerin, Michael J, Lowery, Aoife J
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 6/14/2021
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