We retrospectively reviewed the data from patients ≥ 70 years old treated between January 2012 and January 2017. Axillary staging was scarcely used in the therapeutic algorithm but arm lymphedema was significantly associated to axillar dissection (p=0.04) and regional nodal irradiation (p = 0.02). Aggressive management of axilla did not provide relevant information for deciding chemotherapy but added morbidity.
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