Axillary lymph node dissection is not routinely indicated in patients with sentinel lymph node residual micrometastases following neoadjuvant systemic therapy
Routine cALND appears unnecessary in most patients with ypN1mi after NST. Future studies should evaluate whether regional nodal irradiation can also be safely omitted.
Authors
- KINAN MOKBEL
- Kinan Mokbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-2542)
Institutions
- The Princess Grace Hospital (GB)
- Exeter Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.116901
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00