How would you treat the axilla if a breast cancer patient had cN1 disease in the axilla but after neoadjuvant chemo the SLNB revealed no positive nodes and the clip placed in the axilla was not found?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

I would image to make sure clip and node not in situ

if not there based higher false negative when less than3 nodes are retrieved and clip not found would treat regional node comprehensively

How would you treat the axilla if a breast cancer patient had cN1 disease in the axilla but after neoadjuvant chemo the SLNB revealed no positive nodes and the clip placed in the axilla was not found? | Mednet