Predicting the extent of nodal involvement for node positive breast cancer patients: Development and validation of a novel tool.

Ingrid van den HovenDavid van KlaverenNicole C VerheuvelRaquel F D van la ParraAdri C VoogdWilfred K de RoosKoop BosschaEsther M HeutsVivianne C G Tjan-HeijnenRudi M H RoumenEwout W Steyerberg

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)

This new and validated model predicts the extent of nodal involvement in node-positive breast cancer and will be useful for counseling patients regarding their personalized axillary treatment.

Keyphrases

positive breast cancer
lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
smoking cessation
hiv infected
sentinel lymph node
antiretroviral therapy