Difference between revisions of "Invasive breast cancer"
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=Staging breast cancer= | =Staging breast cancer= | ||
==Sentinel lymph node | ==Sentinel lymph node sampling in breast cancer== | ||
{{Main|Sentinel lymph node|Lymph node metastasis}} | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Used for staging | *Selective sampling of lymph nodes. | ||
*Used for staging. | |||
*Positive LNs = poorer prognosis. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
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==N stage== | ==N stage== | ||
Sampling usually selective, i.e. [[sentinel lymph nodes]] only. | |||
===Indictionas for lymph node sampling=== | ===Indictionas for lymph node sampling=== | ||
Indications for lymph node sampling:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 2 April 2012.</ref> | Indications for lymph node sampling:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 2 April 2012.</ref> | ||