The risk of an internal mammary lymph node (IMN) metastasis and its prognostic value for patients with invasive breast cancer were assessed by evaluating 142 patients who had either a mastectomy with lymph node dissection or a biopsy of the IMN. By univariate analysis, overall survival significantly
Prognostic Significance of Periodic Acid-Schiff-Positive Patterns in Primary Breast Cancer and its Lymph Node Metastases
✍ Scribed by Jeroen T. Buijs; Anne-Marie Cleton; Vincent T.H.B.M. Smit; Clemens W.G.M. Löwik; Socrates E. Papapoulos; Gabri van der Pluijm
- Book ID
- 111575010
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 816 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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