Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The primary goals of axillary surgery in breast cancer are multifactorial and include ensuring accurate staging, guiding adjuvant therapy decisions, predicting recurrence, achieving local control, and, most importantly, improving overall survival.As axillary lymph node status remains a crucial prognostic indicator, there is a constant attempt to balance oncologic safety with reducing morbidity-particularly lymphedema-to enhance patients' quality of life.
Source: Balkan Medical Journal
Author: Berrin Papila
Institutions: Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul University
Language: English
Subfield: Cancer Research
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410130305