Assertion: node's cancer | /r/HasProperty | indication
Facets:
value: for additional axillary lymph node surgery
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The American Cancer Society reports that “although traditionally cancer in sentinel lymph nodes was an indication for additional axillary lymph node surgery, new guidelines state that axillary lymph node dissection may be unnecessary if cancer cells are found only in one or two sentinel lymph nodes in patients who undergo breast conserving surgery followed by whole breast radiotherapy.