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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Freiburg, Medical Department
February 12th, 2009
" To assess whether the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) nomogram for prediction of NSLN metastasis is useful in a German breast cancer population and whether the characteristics of the breast tumor and the sentinel lymph node (SLN) are able to predict the likelihood of non-sentinel lymph node (NSLN) metastasis. A total of 545 patients with primary breast cancer and SLN examination were evaluated," scientists writing in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment report. "The MSKCC nomogram was applied to 98 patients with a positive SLN who subsequently had completion axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Predictive accuracy was assessed by...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-12)
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