Factors Influencing Non-sentinel Node Metastasis in Patients with Macrometastatic Sentinel Lymph Node Involvement and Validation of Three Commonly Used Nomograms

Factors Influencing Non-sentinel Node Metastasis in Patients with Macrometastatic Sentinel Lymph Node Involvement and Validation of Three Commonly Used Nomograms

Objective: Omitting axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in a subgroup of patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis is becoming a widely accepted practice. Avoiding the well-known complications of ALND is the sole aim without compromising the curative intention of surgery.Materials and met...

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Main Authors: Hikmet Erhan Güven, Lütfi Doğan, Mahmut Onur Kültüroğlu, Mehmet Ali Gülçelik, Cihangir Özaslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2017-10-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
Subjects:
breast cancer
sentinel node
non-sentinel node metastasis
nomogram
Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/factors-nfluencing-non-sentinel-node-metastasis-in/42081

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