Donahoe et al. 2 report pleural biopsy to be diagnostic in 30 to 70 per cent of cases with effusion. Internal-mammary-lymph-node biopsy was evaluated as an alternative method for obtaining a ...

Key updates from SABCS 2024 in early breast cancer include the COMET study on DCIS recurrence, INSEMA trial on SLNB omission, and OlympiA updates on adjuvant olaparib, shared by Dr Harold Burstein.

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Breast biopsy procedures involve removing a small sample of breast tissue to check for cancer or other abnormal cells. There are a few types. Core needle biopsy is ...

At MSK, breast cancer surgery and breast reconstruction often are done during the same procedure. During surgery, your doctor may also do a lymph node biopsy. This procedure lets them take a sample of ...

Panelists discuss the INSEMA trial, comparing no axillary surgery versus axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with early invasive breast cancer, exploring the implications for ...