Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4295247 | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Detection of micrometastatic carcinoma (N1mi) in the SLNs of invasive breast cancer patients is a major indicator of poorer survival compared with N0(iâ) patients. Although survival of patients with an N0(i+) SLN does not statistically differ from that of N0(iâ) patients, 9.3% of these patients had additional axillary nodal disease on axillary dissection, and N0(i+) patients had a decreased survival when axillary dissection was omitted.
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Authors
Charles E. MD, FACS, John V. MD, Adam I. MD, FACS, John M. MD, Nathon BA, Daniel C. BS, Elisabeth L. MD, FACS, Vesna MD, Nils MD, David MS,