J. Boudier, G. Oldrini, C. Barlier, A. Lesur
Oncologie, Vol.21, No.1, pp. 11-16, 2019, DOI:10.3166/onco-2019-0034
Abstract When a breast cancer is diagnosed, the quality of
the evaluation before treatment is essential to guide the therapeutic decision. The staging axillary is necessary because
it estimates the regional extension of the disease, which
makes it a paramount prognosis factor. Some different preoperative medical imaging can reveal metastasis axillary
nodes. However, the axillary ultrasound remains the reference imaging and it also leads the biopsies too. Since
theACOSOG-Z0011 trial, we are facing a therapeutic deescalation in the axillary surgery. According to recent
results, we can note that the position of the axillary imaging
is more and more important. The purpose… More >