Development and validation of nomograms for predicting axillary non-SLN metastases in breast cancer patients with 1–2 positive sentinel lymph node macro-metastases: a retrospective analysis of two independent cohorts

Abstract Background It is reported that appropriately 50% of early breast cancer patients with 1–2 positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) micro-metastases could not benefit from axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or breast-conserving surgery with whole breast irradiation. However, whether patients wi...

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Main Authors: Yang Yu, Zhijun Wang, Zhongyin Wei, Bofan Yu, Peng Shen, Yuan Yan, Wei You
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08178-9