Comparison of two models for the prediction of nonsentinel node metastases in breast cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 686-692

  Ponzone, Riccardo ^a   Maggiorotto, Furio ^a   Mariani, Luca ^a   Jacomuzzi, Maria Elena ^a   Magistris, Alessandra ^a   Mininanni, Paola ^a   Biglia, Nicoletta ^a   Sismondi, Piero ^a  

^a CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Metastases; Nomogram; Score; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; NOMOGRAM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

AXILLA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NOMOGRAMS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248593370     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.031     Document Type: Article

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