Factors predicting the non-sentinel lymph node involvement in breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node metastases

Boler D. E., Uras C., Ince Ü., Cabioglu N.

BREAST, vol.21, no.4, pp.518-523, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.02.012
  • Journal Name: BREAST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.518-523
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: In a significant proportion of patients, the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the only involved axillary node. The goal of the present study was to identify predictive factors associated with a positive SLN and with a positive non-SLN in patients in whom axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) was performed.