NSQIP Analysis of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Rates for Breast Cancer: Implications for Resident and Fellow Participation
Management of the axilla in invasive breast cancer (IBC) has shifted away from more radical surgery such as axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), towards less invasive procedures, such as sentinel lymph node biopsy. Because of this shift, we hypothesize that there has been a national downward trend in ALND procedures, subsequently impacting surgical trainee exposure to this procedure using the ACS-NSQIP database to evaluate this.
Source: Journal of Surgical Education - Category: Surgery Authors: Nadia F. Nocera, Bryan J. Pyfer, Lucy M. De La Cruz, Abhishek Chatterjee, Paul T. Thiruchelvam, Carla S. Fisher Tags: Original reports Source Type: research
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