Should sentinel lymph-node biopsy be used routinely for staging melanoma and breast cancers?

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Charles R Scoggins
Anees B Chagpar
Robert CG Martin
Kelly M McMasters
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[1] Assistant Professors of Surgical Oncology,Sam and Lolita Weakley Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery
[2] James Graham Brown Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Breast Program and Director of the Norton Breast Health Program,undefined
[3] all at the University of Louisville,undefined
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Nature Clinical Practice Oncology | 2005年 / 2卷
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Most modern medical centers worldwide now offer sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for treating melanoma and breast cancer, yet debate continues regarding whether SLN biopsy should be routinely used in clinical practice. The authors assert that SLN biopsy is an accurate, safe and minimally invasive staging technique that is an extremely powerful prognostic tool, and should be considered a staging procedure, not a therapeutic one. This review provides a concise overview of the current literature on SLN biopsy and discusses the controversies associated with technical and patient management issues.
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