This study aimed to evaluated rates of pathologic axillary nodal metastasis in patients with with early-stage HER2-positive BC or TNBC who had clinically node-negative status on preoperative ultrasonography and underwent upfront breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with axillary surgery. In addition, this study aimed to identify subgroups in which SLNB omission may be feasible.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,571
In this study, all patients received breast conserving surgery with axillary surgery.
Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, Please Select, South Korea
Pathologic axillary lymph node metastasis rate
Time frame: Immediately after surgery
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