The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Factors Associated with Invasion in Extensive DCIS of the Breast Treated by Mastectomy: The Cinnamome Prospective Multicenter Study

C. Tunon-de-Lara, Marie Pierre Chauvet, M.C. Baranzelli, Marc Baron, Jean Piquenot, Guillaume Lebouëdec, Frédérique Penault‐Llorca, Jean-Rémi Garbay, J. Blanchot, J. Mollard,

Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2015 · 36 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

Underestimation of invasive components is high when DCIS is diagnosed by VAB in patients undergoing mastectomy. Upfront SLN for patients with VAB-diagnosed extensive DCIS avoids unnecessary ALND for two-thirds of patients with micro or invasive disease on mastectomy.

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