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Obesity Doesn't Make Breast Hot Or Blue, Anne Marie Wallace, S.T. Anthony Kaviratne, Sang-Joon Lee
Obesity Doesn't Make Breast Hot Or Blue, Anne Marie Wallace, S.T. Anthony Kaviratne, Sang-Joon Lee
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Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and biopsy have become the standard of care for axillary staging of a breast cancer patient. Higher rate of use has led to the identification of an absolute failure rate and a subset of patients who fail lymph node mapping due to causes independent of the procedure. Failure of lymph node mapping leads to more invasive procedures with higher morbidity. Body mass index has been associated with higher SLN failure rate. Methods: Retrospective study of patients who underwent Sentinel lymph node procedures between October 2003 to June 2008 at University of New Mexico. After …