Patients not suitable for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Inflammatory carcinoma of the breastClinical situations where sentinel lymph node (SLN) dissection is not recommended include patients with inflammatory breast cancers, those with palpable axillary lymphadenopathy and biopsy-proven metastasis, DCIS without mastectomy, or prior axillary surgery. Although limited data are available, SLN dissection appears to be safe in pregnancy when performed with radioisotope alone.