Axillary nodal staging in breast cancer: what have we learned?
Recommended Citation
Schwartz TL. Axillary nodal staging in breast cancer: what have we learned? Clin Exp Metastasis 2024.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-13-2024
Publication Title
Clinical & experimental metastasis
Abstract
Axillary management in patients with breast cancer is in a constant state of evolution. To provide appropriate treatment recommendations, we must understand the historical implications and the current indications for nodal staging as well as the clinical implications of nodal metastases. As we move away from maximal axillary surgical intervention that was previously the mainstay of breast cancer management, future research efforts will focus on targeted therapies based on tumor biology and identifying oncologically safe methods to de-escalate our management strategies.
PubMed ID
38217839
ePublication
ePub ahead of print