Development and validation of a pre- and intra-operative scoring system that distinguishes between non-advanced and advanced axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer with positive sentinel lymph nodes: a retrospective study

Abstract Background There are currently no scoring-type predictive models using only easily available pre- and intraoperative data developed for assessment of the risk of advanced axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in patients with breast cancer with metastatic sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). We aim...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Murata, Chikashi Watase, Sho Shiino, Arisa Kurita, Ayumi Ogawa, Kenjiro Jimbo, Eriko Iwamoto, Masayuki Yoshida, Shin Takayama, Akihiko Suto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02779-9