http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/1999/06/Articles/Axillary-sentinel-node-biopsy-in-breast-cancer-staging.aspxBeginning with studies of melanoma patients, surgeons have developed techniques to identify the first (or sentinel) node draining the area of a tumor. If examination and biopsy of this node is determined to be feasible and accurate in reflecting the status of the remaining axillary lymph nodes-an urgent determination in the staging of breast cancer-sentinel node sampling is likely to reduce the need for axillary dissection for lymph node staging.Thursday, 21 Sep 2000 15:01:40 GMT