Is sentinel lymph node biopsy necessary in patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast by stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy?
The rate of lymph node metastasis was extremely low (0.62 %), even when invasive carcinoma was identified on excision in patients initially diagnosed with DCIS by stereotactic VAB. Because of the low prevalence of metastatic involvement, the cessation of SLNB is a reasonable consideration in patients initially diagnosed with DCIS by stereotactic VAB.
Exposure to UVB radiation may be responsible for the recalcitrant facial erythema in at least some of the patients with atopic dermatitis.