The importance of extracapsular extension of axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer

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Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-111

  Ilknur, Görken Bilkay ^a   Hilmi, Alanyali ^a   Tülay, Canda ^a   Oguz, Çetinayak ^a   Selma, Sengiz ^a   Serdar, Saydam ^a   Uǧur, Yilmaz ^a   Pinar, Balci ^a   Ömer, Harmancioǧlu ^a   Münir, Kinay ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node metastases; Breast cancer; Extracapsular extension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENOPAUSE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONCOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTEBRA;

EID: 11144354117     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160409000122     Document Type: Article

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