Prediction in breast cancer of the extent of axillary node involvement from the size and lymphovascular invasion status of the primary tumour: Medico-legal considerations

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-437

  Kiruparan, P ^a   Forrest, L ^a  

^a BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary node status; Breast cancer; Lympho vascular invasion; Medico legal aspects; Tumour size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAW; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALPRACTICE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34247159457     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.10.031     Document Type: Article

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