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Study shows there's a learning curve in performing sentinel node biopsy.
2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proctored training of surgeons learning to perform sentinel node biopsy results in acceptable skills after performing 40 procedures, study finds.
According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology, "Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a minimally invasive procedure to stage the axilla in patients with breast cancer. Like any new surgical procedure, it is associated with a learning curve."
"This article describes the learning curve as part of the ALMANAC trial. The first phase of this trial is a validation phase in which surgeons perform SNB followed by an immediate axillary dissection in a consecutive series of 40 patients with invasive breast cancer," wrote D. Clarke and colleagues, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, College of Medicine.
"Each surgeon completes a mandatory program of proctored training during this phase. Surgeons who achieve a localization rate of 90% or more and a false-negative rate of 5% or less are eligible to proceed to the randomized phase," the researchers stated.
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