The Nottingham prognostic index for invasive carcinoma of the breast

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-115

  Lee, Andrew H S ^a   Ellis, Ian O ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of breast; Histological grade; Nottingham prognostic index; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TUMOR VOLUME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 58549102481     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9067-3     Document Type: Review

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