THE PREDICTIVE PROBABILITY OF TWO DIFFERENT BREAST CANCER NOMOGRAMS FOR NON SENTINEL AXILLARY LYMPH NODE METASTASIS IN POSITIVE SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY

INTRODUCTION: Non sentinel axillary lymph node metastasis (NSLNM) occurs in 35-50% of breast cancer (BC) patients having positive sentinel lymph nodes (SLN). A nomogram which includes 8 variables was developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in 2003 and it has been validated at sou...

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Main Authors: Akif Serhat Gür, Bülent Ünal, Ronald Johnson, Gretchen Ahrendt, Marguerite Bonaventura, Türkkan Evrensel, Atilla Soran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2008-07-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
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Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-predctve-probablty-of-two-dfferent-breast-canc/42614