The prevalence of and risk factors for four or more metastatic axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients undergoing sentinel node biopsy

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-26

  Leidenius, M ^a   Vaalavirta, L ^a   Heikkila P ^a   Von Smitten, K ^a   Salmenkivi, K ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Axillary clearance; Breast cancer; Lymph node metastases; Radiotherapy; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; DATA BASE; FINLAND; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 47149092991     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21085     Document Type: Article

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