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In patients with 3 or more positive sentinel lymph nodes who get a SLNB only, do you advocate for an ALND even if you are planning to treat their regional nodes regardless?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

Although they were underrepresented in AMAROS study, in reality a scenerio like this is so uncommon that it would be hard to have any prospective study. We do not push for dissection if pre surgery imaging and clinical exam was consistent with NO disease and plan these patients with comprehensive no...

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