Feasibility of Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer after Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Pilot Study

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Aihara, Tomohiko ^a   Munakata, Satoru ^a   Morino, Hideo ^a   Takatsuka, Yuichi ^a  

^a KANSAI ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Endocrine therapy; Neoadjuvant therapy; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTHRACYCLINE; GOSERELIN; INDIGO CARMINE; TAMOXIFEN; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHRACYCLINES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GOSERELIN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NITRILES; PILOT PROJECTS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TAMOXIFEN; TAXOIDS; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0742305091     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20010     Document Type: Article

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