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Thoracoscopic Internal Mammary Sentinel Node Biopsy
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as thoracoscopic sentinel lymph node biopsy, may help find breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes between the breasts. It may also help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well thoracoscopic sentinel lymph node biopsy finds sentinel lymph nodes that are located between the breasts in patients with stage I or stage II breast cancer.
Details
| Lead sponsor | University of Miami |
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| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 39 |
| Start date | 2004-05 |
| Completion | 2011-03 |
Conditions
- Breast Cancer
Interventions
- Isosulfan blue
- Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
- Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
Primary outcomes
- Success Rate in Removing Sentinel Lymph Nodes by Thoracoscopy — 5 years
- Rate of Metastatic Disease in Internal Mammary Sentinel Lymph Nodes — 5 years
- Number of Patients With Identifiable Internal Mammary Sentinel Lymph Nodes — 5 years
Countries
United States