The significance of one positive axillary node

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-142

  Kuijt, Gert P ^a   van de Poll Franse, L V ^b   Roumen, R M H ^a   van Beek, M W P M ^c   Voogd, A C ^b,d  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Eindhoven Cancer Registry   (Netherlands)

^c Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Extranodal extension; Lymph node; Metastases; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROMETASTASIS; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 32944459152     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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