Abstract
Background Aged patients suffering from breast cancer are often “undertreated” because of their presumed shorter life expectancy, increasing comorbidity, and favorable tumor biology. The Consensus Conference Panel of Philadelphia recommends SNB in patients with breast tumours ≤3 cm., although some authors have reported that this technique is reliable also in elderly patients with larger tumors. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of the procedure as well as the rate of axillary recurrences after SNB in a series of old population.
Highlights
Aged patients suffering from breast cancer are often “undertreated” because of their presumed shorter life expectancy, increasing comorbidity, and favorable tumor biology.The Consensus Conference Panel of Philadelphia recommends sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in patients with breast tumours ≤3 cm, some authors have reported that this technique is reliable in elderly patients with larger tumors.The aim of this study was to assess the safety of the procedure as well as the rate of axillary recurrences after SNB in a series of old population
The Consensus Conference Panel of Philadelphia recommends SNB in patients with breast tumours ≤3 cm, some authors have reported that this technique is reliable in elderly patients with larger tumors
The recent trend to substitute SNB can be called into question, in patients with a clinically negative axilla
Summary
Aged patients suffering from breast cancer are often “undertreated” because of their presumed shorter life expectancy, increasing comorbidity, and favorable tumor biology.The Consensus Conference Panel of Philadelphia recommends SNB in patients with breast tumours ≤3 cm, some authors have reported that this technique is reliable in elderly patients with larger tumors.The aim of this study was to assess the safety of the procedure as well as the rate of axillary recurrences after SNB in a series of old population. Aged patients suffering from breast cancer are often “undertreated” because of their presumed shorter life expectancy, increasing comorbidity, and favorable tumor biology. The Consensus Conference Panel of Philadelphia recommends SNB in patients with breast tumours ≤3 cm, some authors have reported that this technique is reliable in elderly patients with larger tumors. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of the procedure as well as the rate of axillary recurrences after SNB in a series of old population
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