When invasive components are discovered at mastectomy for vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB)-diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the only option available is axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). The aim of this prospective multicenter trial was to determine the benefit of performing upfront sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for these patients.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
228
sentinel node biopsy and mastectomy
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France
Proportion of Women Who Benefited of Performing Upfront Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Biopsy Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Women who benefited of performing upfront sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy are women for whom unecessary axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) was avoided. The proportion of women who benefited of performing upfront sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is calculated as : * numerator : number of patients with negative SLNs * denominator : total number of patients with mastectomy-diagnosed DCIS with microinvasion (mDCIS-MI) or mastectomy-diagnosed DCIS with associated invasive carcinoma (mDCIS-IDC).
Time frame: at surgery
Discordance Rate Between Vacuum-assisted Biopsy (VAB) and Mastectomy
Numerator : number of patients with discordant results between VAB and mastectomy Denominator : total number of patients
Time frame: at surgery
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