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Axillary Recurrence After Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy in a Patient with Breast Cancer: Report of a Case

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We report a case of axillary recurrence after sentinel node biopsy without axillary lymph node dissection in a patient with breast cancer. A hot and dye-stained node was identified at the primary operation and then at the time of axillary recurrence. Sentinel node biopsy is a promising alternative to axillary lymph node dissection in patients with breast cancer because of the low associated incidence of axillary recurrence.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, 537-8511, Japan

    Kazuyoshi Motomura, Chiyomi Egawa, Yoshifumi Komoike, Hiroki Koyama & Hideo Inaji

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, 537-8511, Japan

    Yoshihisa Hasegawa

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Motomura, K., Egawa, C., Komoike, Y. et al. Axillary Recurrence After Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy in a Patient with Breast Cancer: Report of a Case. Surg Today 36, 267–269 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-005-3149-6

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