Age and Body Mass Index May Increase the Chance of Failure in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Women with Breast Cancer
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in The Breast Journal
- Vol. 8 (2) , 88-91
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4741.2002.08203.x
Abstract
Age and body mass index (BMI) have been shown to correlate with an increased incidence of failure in identifying a sentinel lymph node (SLN). Mapping senior, overweight adults is common; therefore, t...Keywords
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