A more widely accepted procedure for assessing axillary node status once the primary breast tumor has been identified is:

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Sentinel lymph node procedure focuses on finding lymph nodes that are the first to receive draining fluid from breast tumor and,therefore,the first to collect cancer cells.A blue dye or radioactive substance is injected near the tumor site and is then absorbed locally through the lymph system traveling to the sentinel node(s).

A More Widely Accepted Procedure for Assessing Axillary Node Status