Axillary Lymph Node Preservation Surgery in Reducing Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2014-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This pilot phase I and randomized phase II trial studies the best way to perform axillary
lymph node preservation surgery and to see how well it works in preventing lymphedema in
patients with breast cancer. Lymph node mapping may help in planning surgery to remove breast
cancer and affected lymph nodes. It is not yet known whether reverse mapping guided axillary
lymph node dissection is more effective than standard axillary lymph node dissection in
preventing lymphedema.