Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 206, Issue 5 , Pages 1038-1042, May 2008

Axillary Reverse Mapping: Mapping and Preserving Arm Lymphatics May Be Important in Preventing Lymphedema During Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Presented at the Southern Surgical Association 119th Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA, December 2007.

  • Cristiano Boneti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • Drs Boneti and Klimberg are supported by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York
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  • Soheila Korourian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
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  • Keiva Bland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • Drs Bland, Cox, and Klimberg are supported by the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Clinical Fellowship and the Arkansas Breast Cancer Act.
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  • Kristin Cox, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • Drs Bland, Cox, and Klimberg are supported by the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Clinical Fellowship and the Arkansas Breast Cancer Act.
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  • Laura L. Adkins, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: V Suzanne Klimberg, MD, 4301 West Markham, Slot 725, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199.
    • Drs Boneti and Klimberg are supported by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York
    • Drs Bland, Cox, and Klimberg are supported by the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Clinical Fellowship and the Arkansas Breast Cancer Act.

Received 12 December 2007; accepted 13 December 2007. published online 29 February 2008.

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 Competing Interests Declared: Dr Klimberg is a consultant for Ethicon Endo-Surgery.The study is also funded by the Tenenbaum Breast Cancer Research Fund.

PII: S1072-7515(07)01983-7

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.022

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 206, Issue 5 , Pages 1038-1042, May 2008

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