Behind the knife

There was a day when surgeons were VERY AGGRESSIVE with surgical management of the axillary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer, even in cases with clinically negative nodes. Today, the sentinel lymph node biopsy has made surgery far less invasive and complicated. Learn about one of the pivotal trials that allowed us to get to this point!
Review the Breast Masses SCORE Module for a refresher on the background and workup of a breast mass: https://surgicalcore.org/modulecontent.aspx?id=130978 Presented by: Austin D. Williams, MD MSEd; General Surgery Resident; Lankenau Medical Center Are you trying to MATCH into your dream surgery program, DOMINATE the ABSITE, or continue HONING your surgical MASTERY? SUBSCRIBE to our channel to keep up to date with the latest surgical knowledge! Check us out on the Web: https://behindtheknife.org https://www.facs.org/member-services/ras Subscribe to the podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast/id980990143 https://open.spotify.com/show/2yHr0A4N7NJk4NoTcNd1z7 Follow us on Twitter! @BehindTheKnife https://twitter.com/behindtheknife?lang=en Follow us on Instagram! @behindtheknife_surgerypodcast https://www.instagram.com/behindtheknife_surgerypodcast/ Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/behindtheknife/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "How to Do a Central Line (Central Venous Catheter) - Behind the Knife - Bedside Procedures Episode 2 " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgQbQSBYeQU -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-