International audienceAxillary nodal status is the most important prognostic indicator which in turn influences adjuvant therapy and long term outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare total nodal yields from primary axillary lymph node dissection (pALND) with completion ALND after a cancer positive SLNB: either concurrently (cALND) following intra-operative assessment (IOA) of the SLN's or as a delayed procedure (dALND) when the SLN was found to be cancer positive on post operative histological examination
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