Number of positive axillary lymph nodes and post-mastectomy radiotherapy effect in breast cancer patients

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-103

  Arriagada, Rodrigo ^a,b   Lê, Monique G ^c  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 34447093827     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.05.011     Document Type: Letter

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