Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation L'Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux (INESSS). La biopsie des ganglions sentinelles dans le cadre du traitement du cancer du sein : efficacité et innocuité. [Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer treatment: efficacy and safety] Montreal: L'Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux (INESSS). Volume 8(10). 2012 Authors' objectives In the context of breast cancer management in Québec, the Comité de l'évolution des pratiques en oncologie (CEPO) had questions regarding the efficacy, associated morbidity and safety of SLNB as part of breast cancer treatment. This committee asked the Unité d'évaluation en oncologie of the Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé (AETMIS), now the Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS), to examine currently available evidence on these issues. Authors' conclusions After analyzing the available literature, INESSS concludes that, in patients with early-stage breast cancer, without clinically detectable adenopathy, the use of axillary lymph node dissection following sentinel lymph node biopsy is not necessary when patients do not present with lymph node metastasis at the definitive anatomical pathology examination (pSLN-). Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Breast Neoplasms; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsys Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence L'Institut national d'excellence en sante et en services sociaux (INESSS) , 2021, avenue Union, bureau 10.083, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2S9;Tel: 1+514-873-2563, Fax: 1+514-873-1369 Email: aetmis@aetmis.gouv.qc.ca AccessionNumber 32012000854 Date abstract record published 19/11/2012 |