Axillary reverse mapping (ARM) is an innovative surgical technique aimed at accurately delineating the lymphatic drainage of the upper extremity from that of the breast during axillary lymph node ...

Lapatinib Combined With Letrozole Versus Letrozole and Placebo As First-Line Therapy for Postmenopausal Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer From June 2007 to December 2008, 49 patients ...

Future breast cancer treatment options may not only increase patients’ survival but also reduce or eliminate their need for surgery altogether, says breast cancer surgeon Sara Javid, MD, Fred ...

Axillary reverse mapping, a breast cancer procedure involving the removal of cancerous lymph nodes, is helping prevent lymphedema in patients. Dr. Leonidas Miranda of North Houston Specialty ...

In the past few years, surgeons have made strides in preventing lymphedema, a potential side effect of breast cancer surgery in which a blockage in the lymphatic system causes fluid buildup and ...

March 30, 2007 — A promising new surgical technique appears to spare most women the painful arm swelling that many say is worse than mastectomy. The procedure, dubbed axillary reverse mapping (ARM), ...

A surgeon has developed a new procedure to prevent one of the most common side effects associated with breast cancer treatment – lymphedema or swelling of the arms. A surgeon has developed a new ...