GIACOMUZZI F.

Background: The radio-guided occult lesion localization (ROLL) technique allows the identification of nonpalpable breast lesions by means of the preoperative, intratumoral injection of a radiotracer. Our study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of ROLL failure. Methods: We collected data about all women who underwent ROLL in our...

INTRODUCTION: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has progressively replaced complete axillary lymph node dissection in the evaluation of breast cancer patients with clinically node-negative disease. Our study investigates the rate of and risk factors involved in sentinel node identification failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We collected data on...

Background: The necessity of complete axillary lymph node dissection (CALND) after sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for women with sentinel lymph node metastases is a matter of debate because non-sentinel lymph nodes after CALND contain no further metastases in about 50 % of cases. Our study aims to determine the applicability in our setting...

Background: This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictive factors for recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and for sentinel lymph node positivity by SLNB in our population. Methods: We followed up all SLNBs performed between 2002 and 2010 and analyzed data by R (version2.10.1), considering p < 0.05 significant....

With the introduction of an organized mammographic screening, the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has experienced an important increase. Our experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) among patients with DCIS is reviewed. We collected retrospective data on patients operated on their breasts for DCIS (pTis), DCIS with...