Prediction of non-sentinel lymph node status in breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node metastases: Evaluation of the tenon score

Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-38

  Andersson, Y ^a   Frisell, J ^b   de Boniface, J ^b   Bergkvist, L ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Metastases; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TENON SCORE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84856810526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/BCBCR.S8642     Document Type: Article

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