Selective sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer - Experiences from Taiwan

Authors
Liu, TJ Yeh, DC Wu, CC Wang, SJ Ho, WL
Citation
Tj. Liu et al., Selective sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer - Experiences from Taiwan, SURG CL NA, 80(6), 2000, pp. 1779
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00396109 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(200012)80:6<1779:SSLNDI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The significance of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) was examined in 58 Chines e breast cancer patients. The method of technetium-99m sulfur colloid injec tion and the intraoperative gamma probe was found to be very useful for ide ntifying the SLN. The positive predictive value was 64.5%, and the negative predictive value was 93.2%. Findings suggest that lymph node dissection is not necessary in breast cancer patients with a negative SLN.