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Keywords: Aged; Algorithms; Antineoplastic agents; Axilla - pathology; axillary lymphadenectomy; Biological and medical sciences; breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - economics; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Carcinoma - diagnosis; Carcinoma - economics; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - surgery; cost; Costs and Cost Analysis; Disease Progression; Female; France; General Surgery - organization & administration; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Length of Stay - economics; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Lymph Node Excision - economics; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymph Nodes - surgery; Lymphatic Metastasis - diagnosis; Mammary gland diseases; Medical Oncology - organization & administration; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging - economics; Original; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prospective Studies; sentinel lymph node; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - economics; Societies, Medical; Tumors; France; Europe; breast cancer; sentinel lymph node; cost; axillary lymphadenectomy; Human; Costs; Breast disease; Sentinel lymph node; Patient; Breast cancer; Malignant tumor; Surgeon; Prospective; Mammary gland diseases; Lymphadenectomy; Treatment; Axillary ganglion; Surgery; Health economy; Early; Economic aspect; Diagnosis; Detection; Comparative study; Cancer; Axillary