Increased Lymph Node Positivity in Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Cabioglu, NESLİHAN; Ozmen, Vahit; Kaya, Hakan; Tuzlali, Sitki; Igci, Abdullah; Muslumanoglu, Mahmut; Kecer, Mustafa; Dagoglu, Temel

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.001

Increased Lymph Node Positivity in Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Cabioglu N., Ozmen V., Kaya H., Tuzlali S., Igci A., Muslumanoglu M., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, vol.208, no.1, pp.67-74, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 208 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.001
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.67-74
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multifocal and multicentric (MF/MC) breast cancers have been reported to be associated with increased lymph node metastases. The limited data on this issue prompted LIS to investigate the pathologic and clinical differences between unifocal and MF/MC breast cancer.