Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases Detected by Immunohistochemistry Only Do Not Mandate Complete Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer

[1] Albertini JJ(1996)Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in the patient with breast cancer JAMA 276 1818-22

[2] Lyman GH(1997)Sentinel lymphadenectomy in breast cancer J Clin Oncol 15 2345-50

[3] Cox C(1989)Relation of tumor size, lymph node status, and survival in 24,740 breast cancer cases Cancer 63 181-7

[4] Giuliano AE(1998)Microstaging of breast cancer patients using cytokeratin staining of the sentinel lymph node Ann Surg Oncol 6 95-101

[5] Jones RC(1999)Immunohistochemistry with pancytokeratins improves the sensitivity of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast carcinoma Cancer 85 1098-103

[6] Brennan M(2000)Do cytokeratin-positive-only sentinel lymph nodes warrant complete axillary lymph node dissection in patients with invasive breast cancer? Am Surg 66 574-8

[7] Statman R(1999)Occult metastases in the sentinel lymph nodes of patients with early stage breast carcinoma: A preliminary study Cancer 86 990-6

[8] Carter CL(2000)Cancer Committee and Conference Participants. College of American Pathologists Conference XXXV. Solid tumor prognostic factors: Which, how and so what? Summary document and recommendations for implementation Arch Path Lab Med 124 958-65

[9] Allen C(2002)Proceedings of the consensus conference on the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in carcinoma of the breast Breast J 8 126-38

[10] Henson DE(1999)Do all patients with sentinel node metastasis from breast carcinoma need complete axillary node dissection? Ann Surg 229 536-41

[1] Albertini JJ(1996)Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in the patient with breast cancer JAMA 276 1818-22

[2] Lyman GH(1997)Sentinel lymphadenectomy in breast cancer J Clin Oncol 15 2345-50

[3] Cox C(1989)Relation of tumor size, lymph node status, and survival in 24,740 breast cancer cases Cancer 63 181-7

[4] Giuliano AE(1998)Microstaging of breast cancer patients using cytokeratin staining of the sentinel lymph node Ann Surg Oncol 6 95-101

[5] Jones RC(1999)Immunohistochemistry with pancytokeratins improves the sensitivity of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast carcinoma Cancer 85 1098-103

[6] Brennan M(2000)Do cytokeratin-positive-only sentinel lymph nodes warrant complete axillary lymph node dissection in patients with invasive breast cancer? Am Surg 66 574-8

[7] Statman R(1999)Occult metastases in the sentinel lymph nodes of patients with early stage breast carcinoma: A preliminary study Cancer 86 990-6

[8] Carter CL(2000)Cancer Committee and Conference Participants. College of American Pathologists Conference XXXV. Solid tumor prognostic factors: Which, how and so what? Summary document and recommendations for implementation Arch Path Lab Med 124 958-65

[9] Allen C(2002)Proceedings of the consensus conference on the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in carcinoma of the breast Breast J 8 126-38

[10] Henson DE(1999)Do all patients with sentinel node metastasis from breast carcinoma need complete axillary node dissection? Ann Surg 229 536-41