targeted axillary dissection Archives

By: Caroline Seymour From: onclive.com In an effort to minimize the extent of surgery, targeted axillary dissection is being explored following surgery in patients with node-positive breast cancer—an exciting precision medicine approach for this population, said Lisa A. Newman, MD. “Full axillary lymph node dissection is an operation that has potential lifelong sequela,” explained Newman. “Every opportunity that we can identify alternatives …