Does sentinel lymphadenectomy improve staging and alter therapy in elderly women with breast cancer?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 406-410

  DiFronzo, L Andrew ^a   Hansen, Nora M ^a   Stern, Stacey L ^a   Brennan, Meghan B ^a   Giuliano, Armando E ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Elderly; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033921925     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-000-0406-1     Document Type: Article

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