The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 2 , Pages 176-183, August 2008

Sentinel node mapping performed before preoperative chemotherapy may avoid axillary dissection in breast cancer patients with negative or micrometastatic sentinel nodes

  • Peter Schrenk, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Endoscopy, AKH Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1143-664-443-3468; fax: +1143-732-78062198.
    • ,
  • Christoph Tausch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Endoscopy, AKH Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Austria
    • ,
  • Soraya Wölfl, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, AKH Linz, Austria
    • ,
  • Stephan Bogner, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, AKH Linz, Austria
    • ,
  • Michael Fridrik, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, AKH Linz, Austria
    • ,
  • Wolfgang Wayand, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Endoscopy, AKH Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Austria

Received 18 March 2007; received in revised form 8 August 2007 published online 30 May 2008.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.

PII: S0002-9610(08)00246-8

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.068

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 2 , Pages 176-183, August 2008

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution