Predictive factors for sentinel node metastases in primary invasive breast cancer: a population-based cohort study of 2552 consecutive patients

Abstract Background Axillary lymph node status is one of the most important prognostic factors for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine predictive factors for metastasis to sentinel node (SN) in primary invasive breast cancer. Method This is a study of 3979 patients with primary bre...

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Main Authors: Shabaz Majid, Lisa Rydén, Jonas Manjer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1353-2