Trends in Axillary Lymph Node Dissection After Mastectomy Among Patients With Limited Nodal Burden.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Current practices in axillary treatment for patients with breast cancer who receive a mastectomy for node-positive disease are unknown. For patients who receive postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT), the addition of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) may result in significant overtreatment.

Objectives

To evaluate trends in axillary treatment for patients with limited nodal metastases who receive a mastectomy and identify factors that can be targeted to reduce axillary overtreatment.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted of patients identified from the National Cancer Database who received a diagnosis of breast cancer from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2021. Patients included were women aged 18 years or older with cl

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature