The impact of lymphovascular invasion on lymph node status in patients with breast cancer

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 874-877

  Cornwell, Laura B ^a   McMasters, Kelly M ^a   Chagpar, Anees B ^b  

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

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052058596     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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