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SLNB

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SLNBSentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
SLNBSri Lanka National Bibliography (National Library and Documentation Services Board; Sri Lanka)


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15) The NCCN also recommends radiation therapy to the primary site alone in cases of a negative SLNB result, and it recommends radiation therapy to both the primary site and the draining lymph nodes in cases of a positive SLNB result or cN+ disease.
Sentinel lymph nodes As sentinel lymph-node biopsy (SLNB) becomes the standard of care in most patients with early-stage breast cancer, there remains the question of whether all patients with positive SLNB require completion axillary lymph-node dissection (ALND).
Although often performed in the USA, it is generally agreed that SLNB provides important prognostic information but does not confer a survival benefit in patients with cutaneous melanoma [20].
 
 
 
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