Accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy for the assessment of axillary status in patients with early (T1) breast carcinoma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 697-700

  Gurleyik, Gunay ^a,b   Aker, Fugen ^a   Sekmen, Umit ^a   Saglam, Abdullah ^a  

^a Haydarpasa Numune Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blue dye; Breast; Hormone receptor; Lymphovascular invasion; Sentinel lymph node; T1 cancer

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 30544453341     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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