Factors associated with the non detection of the sentinel node in breast cancer

The aim of the work was to analyse the potential influence of different factors on the surgical detection of sentinel lymph node in breast cancer. The procedure has been performed in 704 patients. In 43 out of the 704 cases, the SN was not detected, 24 were palpable and 19 had no palpable tumors. Ly...

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Main Authors: Sara Guirao, Ana Benítez Segura, Maria Tereza Bajén, Ynonet Ricart Brulles, Jaume Mora Salvado, Ana Domenech Vilardell, Alba Rodriguez Gassen, Manel Roca Engronyat, Rafael Puchal Añe, Josep Martin-Comin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000700026