AXILLARY LYMPHADENECTOMY

Course overview

AXILLARY LYMPHADENECTOMY IS A PROCEDURE PERFORMED MOST COMMONLY FOR BREAST CANCER LYMPH NODE METASTASIS, AND THIS ACTIVITY FOCUSES ON BREAST CANCER SPECIFICALLY. ONCE THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR BREAST CANCER AXILLARY EVALUATION, IT HAS DECREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAS SPECIFIC INDICATIONS AT PRESENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ANATOMY AND INDICATIONS FOR THIS PROCEDURE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN FORMING A TREATMENT PLAN FOR PATIENTS PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVELY.