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SLNB

  • Criteria of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB):
    • early breast cancer with clinically negative axillary lymph node.
  • Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is → recommended if SLN(+)
    • for
    • (1) clinically neg axillary exam or
    • (2) after NAC in cN1 converted to cN0
    • (ACOSOG Z1071, JAMA 2013;310(14):1455-1461)
    • ACOSOG Z1071 (Alliance) clinical trial