Using the intraoperative hand held probe without lymphoscintigraphy or using only dye correlates with higher sensory morbidity following sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a review of the literature.

Nevertheless at a minimum, a clear trend is present: having the LS images and skin markings to assist during SLNB appears to yield more favorable morbidity outcomes for the patients compared to performing SLNB with only the probe or performing SLNB with dye alone.

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The analysis we performed suggests that a strong trend exists for additional morbidity reduction in the groups using LS.

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The p-value for the numbness/paresthesia comparison at ≤ 9 months did not reach statistical significance (0.1254).

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