axillary clearance Breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is axillary clearance by using an operation technique
including the precise LigaSure instrument and closure of dead space of the
axilla.
Sponsors
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing axillary clearance for proven lymph node metastases in order to achieve good control in invasive breast cancer. o Indications for axillary clearance is tumor proven axillary lymph node metastasis o Or tumor positive lymph nodes proven by ultrasound and fine needle aspiration cytology. o For this pilot only patients undergoing breast conserving therapy are eligible. o Axillary clearance can be performed after previous sentinel node procedure, at the same operation, and after neo-adjuvant chemo therapy, and as secondary procedure in case of axillary relapse after previous treatment for breast cancer. o There is no age limit
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: o Patients undergoing a modified radical mastectomy including an axillary clearance. o Preoperative pre existing seroma
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is the percent of cases which successfully did not need seroma punctions after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nvt | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed