Predictors for nonsentinel node involvement in breast cancer patients with micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node.(Clinical report)

From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in breast cancer allows for a more thorough pathologic assessment with serial sectioning and cytokeratin staining. This has resulted in increased detection of micrometastatic disease (tumor size

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Regional lymph node metastasis has long been considered the most important predictor of survival in patients with invasive breast cancer. As the number of lymph node metastases increases, patient survival decreases (1-3). The number of lymph nodes containing tumor also determines the need for and type of adjuvant therapy. As breast cancer ...

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