Synthèse des recommandations nationales et internationales concernant les indications de la technique du ganglion sentinelle et du curage axillaire complémentaire après ganglion sentinelle positif dans la prise en charge des cancers du sein

Management of breast cancer is based on national and international guidelines. These are defined on evidence-based medicine. The main purpose of this review is to compare the different guidelines for sentinel lymph node biopsy and completion axillary dissection after positive sentinel lymph node biopsy. This review of breast cancer guidelines led to identify consensus, but in some specific situations, they differ. The guidelines cannot be applied to all clinical cases, mandatoring multidisciplinary meetings are essential.