대한유방검진의학회

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Axillary surgery in breast cancer is not only for staging as a prognostic factor but for therapeutic intervention. However, extensive surgical intervention for axillary lymph nodes made the quality of life of survivors impaired. Therefore, based on many results of clinical trials, the extent of axillary surgery has been reduced while maintaining oncological outcomes. And different techniques for localization of targeted lymph nodes and the application of energy devices to axillary surgery have emerged. Recently axillary surgery in breast cancer should be performed by appropriate methods based on the results of the previous studies according to the clinical status of each patient.
Key Words: Breast cancer; Axilla; Surgery