Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Azad University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Boali Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction & Objective: Axillary lymph node status is one of the most important prognostic factors and also part of the surgical challenge in Breast Cancer. Recent changes in the treatment of axillary lymph node dissection, and compare the results of the sentinel lymph node (SLND) and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) in breast cancer has been investigated in the literature. Materials & Methods: Using the PubMed, Medescape, Medline, going through 3422 articles, and selecting 372 ones, since 1980 to 2011, we referred to 100 articles in this paper. Results: Recent concept on reviewing the ALND and SLND methods leads to reduce axillary dissection. Conclusions: Finding axillary Sentinel Lymph nodes and its pathology during the operation is the standard method in the treatment of most breast cancer.
