2011
How Can the AJCC Staging System Be Improved?
Chagpar A. How Can the AJCC Staging System Be Improved? Current Breast Cancer Reports 2011, 3: 104-108. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-011-0041-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAJCC staging systemStaging systemCurrent American Joint CommissionTumor cellsInternal mammary nodesStage IV diseasePrimary tumor stagingCancer (AJCC) staging systemLymph node metastasisAmerican Joint CommissionBreast cancer researchMammary nodesLymphovascular invasionNode metastasisDistant metastasisTumor stagingBreast cancerOptimal stagingJoint CommissionMetastasisStagingCancer researchMicrometastasesCellsLymph
2008
Distant Metastasis in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer: Prognosis with Nodal Status
Chagpar A. Distant Metastasis in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer: Prognosis with Nodal Status. Methods Of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy And Prognosis 2008, 1: 601-608. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8369-3_42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerElderly patientsDistant metastasisCancer patientsElderly breast cancer patientsHigh incidence rateQuality of lifeNodal statusMedian ageMedical managementOptimal therapyClinical trialsIncidence rateTreatment decisionsElderly individualsPatientsTumor biologyElderly formPopulation agesCancerDistinct subgroupsMetastasisAgeVariety of factors