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Would you consider an axillary dissection in a young patient with high grade breast cancer and one sentinel LN with isolated tumor cells?

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Surgical Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

I agree with @Dr. First Last. Although young patients and high grade tumors were less common in ACOSOG Z0011, they were included in the study. There is no data to suggest that they fare any worse with standard adjuvant therapy alone versus ALND. I would proceed with radiation and systemic therapy in...

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

Current data doesn’t support any need for ALND for ITC unless ITC is after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

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