breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Surgical treatment between 2008 and 2011 2) T1-3 N0 M0 3) Invasive carcinoma proven by histological examination 4) 1-3 micrometastases and/or macrometastases in sentinel nodes 5) No axillary lymph node dissection
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Non-invasive carcinoma of the breast 2) T4N1 or more advanced, or M1 3) Sentinel nodes with no metastases or isolated tumor cells 4) Synchronous or metachronous bilateral breast cancer 5) Cases with pregnancy or lactating breast 6) Cases with drug therapy or radiation therapy before sentinel node biopsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| regional node recurrence and overall survival rate after 5 years of sentinel node biopsy | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
School of Medicine, Kyorin University Department of Breast Surgery