Professor Yongsheng Wang: What Has Changed—and What Remains—in Breast Cancer Surgery?
Breast cancer has recently surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide. The status of regional lymph node involvement remains a key prognostic factor, directly influencing disease staging, treatment planning, and survival outcomes. While axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) has long been the standard for staging, it carries substantial morbidity. As modern breast surgery moves toward precision and minimally invasive approaches, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has replaced ALND as the preferred axillary staging strategy, significantly reducing surgical trauma and complications.









