Axillary Reverse Mapping in Preventing Lymphedema in Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

Inclusion Criteria

• Documentation of Disease: cT1-3 patients undergoing axillary surgery who additionally meet one of the following conditions: * Clinically node negative patients undergoing mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) with possible axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) if SLNB is positive. If ALND is performed during a separate operation, ARM procedure must be repeated. Clinically node negative is defined by i) negative clinical exam and/or ii) negative axillary ultrasound (US) and/or iii) negative needle biopsy of sonographically suspicious axillary nodes as applicable to each case. * Clinically node positive patients as determined by needle biopsy and planned for ALND regardless of type of breast surgery. * Patients will be staged according to the TNM staging system.
• Prior Treatment: No prior axillary surgery on the ipsilateral side except needle biopsy or concurrent SLNB. * Prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy is allowed but must be completed at least 2 weeks before registration.
• No prior history of ipsilateral breast cancer (invasive or ductal breast carcinoma in situ [DCIS]). Lobular breast carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and benign disease are allowed. (May have neoadjuvant chemotherapy which must be completed 2 weeks before registration).
• No bilateral invasive breast cancer.
• No matted nodes (by clinical exam).
• No history of lymphedema of either arm.
• No known allergies blue dyes, including make-up containing blue dye.
• In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and/or read English.
• Female * Men are excluded from this study because the number of men with breast cancer is insufficient to provide a statistical basis for assessment of effects in this subpopulation of people with breast cancer
• Age >= 18 years
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2.
• Creatinine: =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN).