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Clipped Axillary Node Pathology May Support Axillary Surgery De-escalation After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Occult Breast Cancer
By MedXY|May 18, 2026
In occult breast cancer, clipped-node pathology after neoadjuvant therapy tracked residual axillary disease with high specificity, supporting limited axillary surgery in selected patients, especially those with cN1–cN2 disease.