Is lymph node ratio prognostic factor for survival in elderly patients with node positive breast cancer? The Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology

Inal, Ali; Akman, Tulay; Yaman, Sebnem; Ozturk, Selcuk; Geredeli, Caglayan; BİLİCİ, Mehmet; İNANÇ, MEVLÜDE; Harputoglu, Hakan; Demirci, Umut; Suner, Ali; Cinkir, Havva; Alici, Suleyman; Colak, Dilsen; Sonmez, Ozlem; Goksel, Gamze; DOĞU, GAMZE; ENGİN, HÜSEYİN; Unal, Olcun; Tamozlu, Tulay; Buyukberber, Suleyman; Boruban, Cem; Isikdogan, Abdurrahman

Is lymph node ratio prognostic factor for survival in elderly patients with node positive breast cancer? The Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology

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Inal A., Akman T., Yaman S., Ozturk S. C., Geredeli C., BİLİCİ M., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA, cilt.84, sa.2, ss.143-148, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 84 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Dergi Adı: ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.143-148
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Several studies have now demonstrated that the lymph node ratio (LNR), as a superior indicator of axillary tumor burden to the number of excised nodes. While, about the prognostic value of LNR on the the survival of elderly patients is limited. The aim of this retrospective multicenter study is to evaluate the prognostic value of lymph node ratio in elderly patients with node positive breast cancer.