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axillary node dissection

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axillary node dissection,
surgical removal of axillary lymph nodes, through an incision in the axilla or as part of modified radical mastectomy for women with invasive breast cancer. It may be done at the same time or after a lumpectomy. Also called axillary dissection.


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The authors evaluated the false-negative rate of sentinel node biopsy in patients who had both sentinel node biopsy and axillary node dissection regardless of the outcome of sentinel node biopsy.
Cady(25) analyzed the impact of axillary node dissection in anatomic breast carcinomas with low rates of axillary metastasis.
In the hands of expert surgeons, the less-invasive procedure appears to be as accurate as an axillary node dissection, with less chance for side effects (see "MOre on Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer" below).
 
 
 
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