Use Pre- and Intra-Operative Data To Predict Probability of Positive Non-Sentinel Lymph Nodes.
Chagpar A, Blumencranz P, Whitworth P, Deck K, Rosenberg A, Simmons R, Reintgen D, Beitsch P, Julian T, Saha S, Mamounas E, Giuliano A, Cook E, Wang S. Use Pre- and Intra-Operative Data To Predict Probability of Positive Non-Sentinel Lymph Nodes. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 302-302. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAxillary node dissectionNon-SLN metastasisTumor sizeIntra-operative dataBLN AssayPositive SLNMedian numberLogistic regression modelsPositive non-sentinel lymph nodesSentinel lymph node-positive patientsCompletion axillary node dissectionFrozen sectionsLymph node-positive patientsNon-sentinel lymph nodesStepwise logistic regression modelFurther positive nodesNon-SLN statusMedian tumor sizeNode-positive patientsPositive rateTumor size dataSignificant predictorsCohort of interestNode dissectionPositive nodes