Sentinel Node Biopsy Alone or With Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients After Primary Chemotherapy: Long-Term Results of a Prospective Interventional Study

Abstract

cT2 cN0/1 patients whose SNs are disease-free (pN0) after primary chemotherapy can be offered SNB (with no further axillary treatment if the SNs are negative), irrespective of axillary status beforehand, without affecting OS or DFS.