• Breast Disease Center, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military University, Chongqing 400038, China;
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ObjectiveTo review the recent studies about sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer.MethodsThe literatures in recent years on the history, concept, technique and clinical application of sentinel lymph node biopsy were reviewed and summarized.ResultsThere was no unified method for sentinel lymph node biopsy. There was a wide range of detection rate and falsenegative rate.ConclusionProspective multicenter random clinical trials will help to evaluate the clinical application of sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Citation: CancerZHOU Yan,JIANG Jun.. Progression of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2004, 11(3): 264-265. doi: Copy