Breast Cancer - Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical ...
Breast Cancer - Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical ...
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• Axillary dissection• Indic<strong>at</strong>ionsAxillary Nodes• Pts with positive Sentinel LN bx• Pts with contraindic<strong>at</strong>ons to Sentinel LN bx• Removal <strong>of</strong> level I and level II LN identifiesmetastasis in 98% <strong>of</strong> cases.• Complic<strong>at</strong>ions• Lymphedema• Incidence 6 - 30%, radi<strong>at</strong>ion to axilla increases risk.• Intercostobrachial nerve injury-numbnessnumbness• Long Thoracic nerve injury- Winged scapula defrmity.
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