Abstract
Management of the axilla in patients with operable breast cancer is still hedged in by firm convictions. The most appropriate way of handling the axilla is a constant matter of great controversy. Views differ widely and opinions are strongly held (Fentiman et al. 1996). When the smoke had faded away, two main purposes remain, viz. (1) staging the axilla and (2) treating the axilla.
For few diseases does there exist a greater diversity of opinion regarding proper management than for mammary carcinoma. (William L. Donegan, 1967)
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Blichert-Toft, M. (1998). The Axilla: To Clear or Not to Clear? That Is the Question!. In: Senn, HJ., Gelber, R.D., Goldhirsch, A., Thürlimann, B. (eds) Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer VI. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 152. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45769-2_14
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