Is risk of axillary lymph node metastasis associated with proximity of breast cancer to the skin?

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-328

  Cunningham, Joan E ^a   Jurj, Adriana L ^b   Oman, Leah ^c   Stonerock, Amy E ^d   Nitcheva, Daniela K ^a   Cupples, Tommy E ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

^c Northwest Arkansas Surgical Clinic   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Women's Care at Image Care   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Palpability; Proximity to skin; Risk of axillary metastasis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; ODDS RATIO; PALPATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SOUTH CAROLINA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 33750682991     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9256-2     Document Type: Review

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