Axillary Dissection Versus No Axillary Dissection in Older Patients With T1N0 Breast Cancer

2012149 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Gabriele Martelli · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Patrizia Boracchi · University of Milan

Ilaria Ardoino · University of Milan

Laura Lozza · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Silvia Böhm · Breast Center

Gaetano Vetrella · ASST Melegnano e della Martesana

Roberto Agresti

Abstract

Older patients with early breast cancer and a clinically clear axilla treated by conservative surgery, postoperative radiotherapy, and adjuvant tamoxifen do not benefit from axillary dissection. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (ID NCT00002720).

Topics & Keywords

Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Breast Implant and Reconstruction Breast Lesions and Carcinomas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 256, Issue 6, pp. 920-924

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31827660a8

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