Analysis of metastatic involvement of interpectoral (Rotter's) lymph nodes related to tumor location, size, grade and hormone receptor status in breast cancer

Tumori

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-181

  Vrdoljak, Danko Velimir ^a   Ramljak, Vesna ^a   Mužina, Dubravka ^a   Šarčeviç, Božena ^a   Knežević, Fabijan ^a   Juzbašić, Stjepan ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Hormone receptor status; Interpectoral (Rotter's) lymph nodes; Tumor marker CA 15 3

Indexed keywords

CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPECTORAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 18944379333     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100214     Document Type: Article

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