The Breast Cancer Sentinel Node Dilemma: What to do with Isolated Tumor Cells and Micrometastases?

Issue title: Nodal Micrometastases or Isolated Tumor Cells and the Outcome of Breast Cancer

Guest editors: Vivianne C.G. Tjan-Heijnen

Article type: Editorial

Authors: Tjan-Heijnen, Vivianne C.G.

Affiliations: Maastricht University Medical Centre, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 43 3877025; Fax: +31 43 3876281; E-mail: [email protected] | Maastricht University Medical Centre, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands

Keywords: Sentinel node, isolated tumor cells, micrometastases, axillary therapy, systemic therapy, breast cancer

DOI: 10.3233/BD-2010-0297

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 61-63, 2010