Factors influencing the number of sentinel lymph nodes identified in patients with breast cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 860-865

  Chagpar, Anees B ^a   Carlson, David J ^b   Laidley, Alison L ^c   El Eid, Souzan E ^d   McGlothin, Terre Q ^e   Noyes, Robert D ^f   Ley, Phillip B ^g   Tuttle, Todd M ^h   McMasters, Kelly M ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Deaconess Hospital Evansville   (United States)

^c Breast Surgeons of North Texas   (United States)

^d Hudson Valley Surgical   (United States)

^e Richardson Regional Hospital   (United States)

^f Latter Day Saints Hospital   (United States)

^g Surgical Clinic Associates   (United States)

^h PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Identification; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 36148996185     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.024     Document Type: Article

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