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| Bergmann,Anke; Resende,Juliana Miranda Dutra de; Santos-Filho,Sebastião David; Bello,Marcelo Adeodato; Oliveira,Juliana Flavia de; Palestro,Christopher J.; Bernardo-Filho,Mario. |
| Breast cancer is still associated with high mortality rates and one of the most important factors governing long survival is accurate and early diagnosis. In underdeveloped countries, this disease frequently is only detected in advanced stages; however, through mammography, many women have been diagnosed at early stages. In this context, the sentinel lymph node (SLN) technique is associated with less postoperative morbidity compared to axillary lymphadenectomy. Lymphoscintigraphy has emerged as a method for the evaluation of lymphatic drainage chains in various tumours, being both accurate and non invasive. The aim of this work is to present the main aspects which cause controversy about SLN and lymphoscintigraphy and the impact that these procedures have... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Breast cancer; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel Lymph node Biopsy; Lymphedema. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000700014 |
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