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Preoperative ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of axillary nodes in invasive breast cancer: meta-analysis of its accuracy and utility in staging the axilla.
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Preoperative UNB of the axilla is accurate for initial staging of women with invasive breast cancer and meta-analysis indicates that UNB provides better utility in women with average or higher underlying risk of node metastases.Abstract:
Objective:Systematic evidence synthesis of ultrasound-guided needle biopsy (UNB) of axillary nodes in breast cancer.Summary Background Data:Women affected by invasive breast cancer undergo initial staging with sentinel node biopsy, generally progressing to axillary node dissection (AND) if metastaseread more
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Recommendations for standardized pathological characterization of residual disease for neoadjuvant clinical trials of breast cancer by the BIG-NABCG collaboration
Veerle Bossuyt,Elena Provenzano,William Fraser Symmans,Judy C. Boughey,Charlotte E. Coles,Giuseppe Curigliano,J.M. Dixon,Laura J. Esserman,Gerd Fastner,T. Kuehn,F. Peintinger,F. Peintinger,G. von Minckwitz,Julia White,Wen Yang,Sunil Badve,Carsten Denkert,Gaëtan MacGrogan,Frédérique Penault-Llorca,Giuseppe Viale,David Cameron +20 more
TL;DR: This international multidisciplinary working group was convened by the Breast International Group-North American Breast Cancer Group (BIG-NABCG) collaboration and tasked to recommend practical methods for standardized evaluation of the post-NAST surgical breast cancer specimen for clinical trials that promote accurate and reliable designation of pathologic complete response (pCR) and meaningful characterization of residual disease.
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Quality indicators in breast cancer care: An update from the EUSOMA working group.
Laura Biganzoli,Lorenza Marotti,Christopher D. Hart,Luigi Cataliotti,B. Cutuli,Thorsten Kühn,Robert E. Mansel,Antonio Ponti,Philip Poortmans,Peter Regitnig,Jos A. van der Hage,Yvonne Wengström,Marco Rosselli Del Turco +12 more
TL;DR: If centres fail to meet the minimum standard, older patients will be excluded from analysis, provided that reasons for non-adherence to the QI are specified in the clinical chart and are identified at the review of the clinical records.
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Value of Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy for Preventing Completion Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Suzanne C. E. Diepstraten,Ali Sever,Constantinus F. Buckens,Wouter B. Veldhuis,Thijs van Dalen,Maurice A.A.J. van den Bosch,Willem P.Th.M. Mali,Helena M. Verkooijen +7 more
TL;DR: Preoperative axillary ultrasound-guided biopsy is a useful step in the process of axillary staging and preventing two-step axillary surgery in the form of sentinel node biopsy followed by completion axillary lymph node (ALN) dissection.
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AGO Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Locally Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer: Update 2020.
TL;DR: The 2019 update on the recommendations for metastatic breast cancer is presented, by thoroughly reviewing and scoring the recent publications for scientific validity and clinical relevance.
Recommendations for standardized pathological characterization of residual disease for neoadjuvant clinical trials of breast cancer by the BIG-NABCG collaboration
Veerle Bossuyt,Elena Provenzano,William Fraser Symmans,Judy C. Boughey,Charlotte E. Coles,Giuseppe Curigliano,J.M. Dixon,Laura J. Esserman,Gerd Fastner,T. Kuehn,Florentia Peintinger,G. von Minckwitz,J. M. White,Wen Yang,Sunil Badve,Carsten Denkert,Gaëtan MacGrogan,Frédérique Penault-Llorca,Giuseppe Viale,David Cameron +19 more
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