Prediction of Non-Sentinel Lymph Node Status in Breast Cancer Patients with Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases: Evaluation of the Tenon Score
Introduction Current guidelines recommend completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) in case of a sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis larger than 0.2 mm. However, in 50%-65% of these patients, the non-SLNs contain no further metastases and cALND provides no benefit. Several nomograms and sco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S8642 |