Intraoperative assessment of sentinel lymph nodes during mastectomy significantly increased the likelihood of aggressive axillary treatment vs. postsurgical assessment of lymph node biopsies among certain women with breast cancer.
The findings, scheduled for presentation at American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, suggest omission of routine intraoperative pathology assessment should be considered to minimize axillary overtreatment, according to researchers.
“Several clinical trials, including the AMAROS clinical trial, have established the safety of axillary observation or