Small breast tumors that are 1 mm or less in size (the thickness of a dime) may not need lymph node biopsies, revealed new research.

‘Small breast tumors that are 1 mm or less in size (the thickness of a dime) may not need lymph node biopsies.’

"These findings allow surgeons to select which patients with microinvasive tumors may actually benefit from lymph node sampling, while sparing other patients from this procedure," said Tamera Lillemoe, M.D, pathologist and a study co-author.





Source-Eurekalert