Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Early Breast Cancer
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What is the major reason attributed to abandoning axillary lymph nodes dissection (ALND) in early breast cancer patients?

  • Wound infection risks
  • Risk of motor nerve injury
  • Upper limb lymphoedema, paraesthesia, seroma and motor nerve injury risks (correct)
  • Upper limb paraesthesia

    • In cT1-T2N0 breast cancer patients who underwent breast conserving surgery, what is the conclusion of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 study?

  • SLND followed by ALND is superior in survival and local recurrence
  • SLND alone is not inferior in survival and local recurrence compared to SLND followed by ALND (correct)
  • ALND is the standard practice for up to two positive sentinel lymph nodes
  • SLND alone is inferior in survival and local recurrence compared to ALND

    • What is the primary outcome of the AMAROS trial?

  • Identification of sentinel lymph nodes in node-negative breast cancer
  • Assessment of survival rates in breast cancer patients
  • Comparison of surgical morbidities between ALND and axillary RT
  • Evaluation of axillary lymph node dissection versus axillary radiotherapy (correct)

    • What is the comparison of axillary control between ALND and axillary RT in the AMAROS trial?

    <p>ALND and axillary RT provided comparable axillary control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correlation between surgical morbidities and the type of treatment in the AMAROS trial?

    <p>Surgical morbidities were higher in the ALND group</p> Signup and view all the answers

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