The ones that are closest to your breast are called sentinel lymph nodes. Sentinel lymph nodes are part of the axillary or armpit lymph nodes. They are the first lymph nodes that drain the breast ...

Optimal treatment for clinically localized melanoma requires surgical control of the primary site and accurate staging of the regional nodal basin with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).

Dr. Ko Un “Clara” Park and Dr. Mylin Torres present the latest evidence-based changes to the SLNB in early-stage breast cancer guideline. They discuss the practice-changing trials that led to the ...