Abstract

APONTE-RUEDA, María Eugenia  and  CARDENAS A, Ramón Saade. Rol de la linfadenectomía en el manejo quirúrgico del cáncer de mama. RFM [online]. 2008, vol.31, n.2, pp.133-137. ISSN 0798-0469.

Axillary node dissection has always been a component both of mastectomy and breast conservative surgery, providing accurate axillary staging as well as effective regional control, not without potential side effects. Axillary lymph node status is a significant prognostic pathologic variable and remains the most powerful predictor of recurrence and survival. However, recently it debates about the interest in the potential therapeutic role of aggressive local therapy of breast cancer. Few topics have remained as durably controversial as the management of the axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer, it seems that we have been past time the axillary lymphadenectomy was considered indispensable respect others for some authors. At this moment, despite a century of debate, we still are wondering about the possibility of a survival benefit of the axillary surgery. This study allows us to reflect about the role of axillary lymph node dissection, particularly at light on ongoing clinical trials.

Keywords : Breast cancer; Axillary lymphadenectomy; Clinical trials.