Has the Time Come to Stop Surgical Staging of the Axilla for All Women Age 70 Years or Older with Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer?

Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Mar;24(3):614-617. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5740-z. Epub 2017 Jan 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use
  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods*
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Receptors, Steroid / metabolism
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Receptors, Steroid