Review of national and international guidelines for sentinel lymph node biopsy and complementary axillary dissection in breast cancer

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.