Predictive role of tumor size in breast cancer with axillary lymph node involvement - can size of primary tumor be used to omit an unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 717-722

  Orang, Elahe ^a   Marzony, Eisa Tahmasbpour ^b   Afsharfard, Aboulfazl ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node; Breast cancer; Prognostic factors; Tumor size

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877645558     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.2.717     Document Type: Article

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