Validation of clinical prediction rules for a low probability of nonsentinel and extensive lymph node involvement in breast cancer patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 288-293

  Cserni, Gábor ^a   Bianchi, Simonetta ^b   Vezzosi, Vania ^b   Arisio, Riccardo ^c   Peterse, Johannes L ^d   Sapino, Anna ^e   Castellano, Isabella ^e   Drijkoningen, Maria ^f   Kulka, Janina ^g   Eusebi, Vincenzo ^h   Foschini, Maria P ^h   Bellocq, Jean Pierre ⁱ   Marin, Cristi ⁱ   Thorstenson, Sten ^j   Amendoeira, Isabel ^k   Reiner Concin, Angelika ^l   Decker, Thomas ^m   Lacerda, Manuela ⁿ   Figueiredo, Paulo ⁿ  

^a BÁCS KISKUN COUNTY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Sant'Anna   (Italy)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁱ HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^j KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^l RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

^m UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

ⁿ Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Centro Regional de Oncologia de Coimbra SA   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical prediction rules; Nonsentinel lymph nodes; Postmastectomy radiation therapy; Sentinel lymph nodes; T1 tumors

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PREDICTION RULE; HUMAN; LOUISVILLE METHOD; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONSENTINEL LYMPH NODE; POSTMASTECTOMY RADIATION THERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 34547778421     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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