Short-Term Prognostic Index for Breast Cancer: NPI or Lpi

Axillary lymph node involvement is an important prognostic factor for breast cancer survival but is confounded by the number of nodes examined. We compare the performance of the log odds prognostic index (Lpi), using a ratio of the positive versus negative lymph nodes, with the Nottingham Prognostic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pathology Research International 2010-12, Vol.2011 (2011), p.908-914
Hauptverfasser:	Van Belle, V., Decock, J., Hendrickx, W., Brouckaert, O., Pintens, S., Moerman, P., Wildiers, H., Paridaens, R., Christiaens, M. R., Van Huffel, Sabine, Neven, Patrick
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Breast cancer Cancer patients Care and treatment Diagnosis Lymph nodes Physiological aspects Prognosis
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