Extracapsular extension in the positive sentinel lymph node: a marker of poor prognosis in cT1-2N0 breast cancer patients?

Marissa L G VaneMaria A WillemsenLori M van RoozendaalSander M J van KuijkLoes F S KooremanSabine SieslingHans H W de WiltMarjolein L Smidt

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2019)

ECE was significantly associated with involvement of ≥ 4 lymph node metastases in the completion ALND group. ECE was not an independent prognostic factor for both DFS and OS.

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