Annals of surgery
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Comparative Study
Management of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer: a national patterns of care study of 17,151 patients.
To determine the rates of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and axillary irradiation (AI) in patients with breast cancer and to identify the factors influencing them. ⋯ Axillary lymph node dissection continues to be routinely applied in the treatment of breast cancer, and AI remains underused in patients at high risk for local regional relapse.