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2. Sentinel lymph node - Wikipedia

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   The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes draining a cancer. In case of established cancerous dissemination it is postulated that the sentinel lymph nodes are the target organs primarily reached by metastasizing cancer cells from the tumor. The sentinel node procedure (also termed sentinel lymph node biopsy ...

3. Axillary lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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   For clinical stages I and II breast cancer, axillary lymph node dissection should only be performed after first attempting sentinel node biopsy. [4] If cancer cells are found in the nodes, it increases the risk of metastatic breast cancer. Another method of determining breast cancer spread is to perform an endoscopic axillary sentinel node biopsy.

4. Elisa Rush Port - Wikipedia

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   Elisa Rush Port. Elisa Rush Port FACS is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, as well as cofounder and director of the Dubin Breast Center at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Health System, since 2010. [1][2][3] She has received four research grants, has served as an investigator or co ...

5. Armando E. Giuliano - Wikipedia

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   The concept of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast surgery is one of the major contributions of Giuliano to modern day breast cancer management. [3] He inherited the idea of sentinel node biopsy from his mentor Morton in early 1990s, who at that time was using the technique for skin melanoma management.

6. Axillary dissection - Wikipedia

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   Axillary dissection is a surgical procedure that incises the axilla, usually in order to identify, examine, or take out lymph nodes. [ 1 ] The term "axilla" refers to the armpit or underarm section of the body. [ 2 ] The axillary dissection procedure is commonly used in treating the underarm portion of women who are dealing with breast cancer ...

7. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   In the management of primary breast cancer, having no axillary lymph nodes removed is linked to increased risk of regrowth of cancer. Treatment with axillary lymph node dissection has been found to give an increased risk of lymphoedema, pain, reduced arm movement and numbness when compared to those treated with sentinel lymph node dissection or ...