Lymphatic drainage and tumour prevalence in the breast: A statistical analysis of symmetry, gender and node field independence

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 652-659

  Blumgart, Evan I ^a   Uren, Roger F ^b,c   Nielsen, Poul M F ^a,d   Nash, Martyn P ^a,d   Reynolds, Hayley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast; Gender; Lymphatic anatomy; Lymphatic drainage; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENDER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79955511872     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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