Predictors of non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1731-1737

  Goyal, A ^a   Douglas Jones, A ^a   Newcombe, R G ^a   Mansel, R E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; CALND, completion axillary lymph node dissection; ECE, extracapsular extension; Non sentinel node metastasis; NSLN, non sentinel lymph node; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; SLN, sentinel lymph node; Tumour burden

Indexed keywords

DISULFINE BLUE; NANOCOLL; NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 3142600708     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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