Older women with a very early, non-invasive breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) gain no long-term benefit from undergoing a sentinel lymph node biopsy to see if the cancer has ...

Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer: Reviewing the State of the Science and Exploring New Research Directions The sentinel node procedure is an adequate tool to identify lymph node ...

BOOG 13-08 shows skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients 50+ with early-stage, hormone receptor–positive, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a low-risk procedure that can reduce the need for complete lymph node ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or ...

Since its introduction by Morton in 1992 (Morton et al, 1992) sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become a standard procedure in the staging and treatment of primary melanoma ⩾1 mm tumour thickness ...

Slightly more women 70 years or older with these early breast cancers had chemo-qualifying Oncotype DX 21-gene recurrence scores (>26) if node positive than if node ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or ...

The sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the lymph node that represents the 'gate-keeper' of the lymphatic basin; it is the first node to receive lymphatic drainage from the site of the primary tumor. SLN ...

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2. However, if sentinel nodes are biopsied during the same operative session through a different incision, it is appropriate to bill both using the proper code, appending a -59 modifier to the second ...