Minimal prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with cT1–2 and cN0 breast cancer

Abstract Background The prognostic value of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases may be minimized by the limited disease burden of lymph node metastases and tailoring adjuvant therapy based on breast cancer biology. The aim of this study is to assess the prognostic significance of SLN metastasis in...

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Main Authors: Hideo Shigematsu, Mai Nishina, Daisuke Yasui, Taizo Hirata, Shinji Ozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
SLN
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1585-9