Low risk of recurrence in breast cancer with negative sentinel node

INTRODUCTION: The sentinel lymph node (SLN) procedure has emerged as a safe staging method with a low morbidity. The objective of the present study was to examine the recurrence rates including especially the axillary recurrence rate in SLN-negative patients after a long follow-up period.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 344 breast cancer patients were referred to SLN biopsy at our department from January 2000 to May 2005. Lymphoscintigraphy with (99m)Tc-nanocolloid was followed by same-day radioprobe-guided surgery. Among the 344 patients, 181 were SLN-negative. The group of SLN-negative patients was followed with regard to recurrence in general and axillary recurrence in particular by reviewing their respective medical files from control visits.

RESULTS: The identification rate (IR) was 99% (340/344). Extra-axillary SLNs were detected in seven patients (4%). One patient had an axillary recurrence 39 months after the primary operation, corresponding to an axillary recurrence rate of 0.6% after a median follow-up of 60 months (range 7-93).

CONCLUSION: With a high IR and an axillary recurrence rate of 0.6% after five years of follow-up, our data suggest that the SLN procedure is a valid and accurate method for the staging of breast cancer patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Danish medical bulletin - 58(2011), 4 vom: 06. Apr., Seite A4255

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hildebrandt, Malene Grubbe [VerfasserIn]
Bartram, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Bak, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Højlund-Carlsen, Mette [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Grupe, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Knoop, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Ryttov, Nis [VerfasserIn]
Højlund-Carlsen, Poul Flemming [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.08.2011

Date Revised 25.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM207227276