Axillary web syndrome after axillary dissection in breast cancer: a prospective study
✍ Scribed by María Torres Lacomba; Orlando Mayoral del Moral; José Luís Coperias Zazo; María José Yuste Sánchez; Jean-Claude Ferrandez; Álvaro Zapico Goñi
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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## Abstract Sixty‐three women participated in a study in Calgary, Alberta to assess the rate of arm recovery and factors affecting it up to one year after axillary node dissection for breast cancer. Outcomes included objective measures of swelling, mobility, and strength, and subjective assessments
Objectives: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is widely used for staging breast cancer. SLNB accurately determines axillary lymph node status with a low false negative rate. There remains concern that omitting axillary dissection may lead to recurrence in the axilla, and impact long term survival. T