A woman diagnosed with breast cancer underwent a sentinel node biopsy then had a lumpectomy and lymph node resection, followed by chemotherapy including liposomal doxorubicin. In the past, she may have been treated using radical mastectomy. What is this technique and why is it uncommon nowadays. What is a sentinel node biopsy and what information would it provide? Liposomal doxorubicin is designed to exploit the enhanced permeability and retention EPR effect. What is this?
