CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 13. Sentinel lymph node biopsy
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Abstract
To provide information and recommendations to women with breast cancer and their physicians regarding what is now known about sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy.
Axillary dissection; SLN biopsy followed by backup axillary dissection; SLN biopsy.
Accurate determination of cancer stage, resulting in better-informed therapeutic decisions.
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