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Triple negative phenotype and N-ratio are important for prognosis in patients with stage IIIB non-inflammatory breast carcinoma.
Journal of surgical oncology - 15 Dec 2009
Mersin Hakan, Yildirim Emin, Berberoglu Ugur, Gulben Kaptan
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim is to evaluate novel prognostic factors such as triple negative (TN) phenotype and ratio between positive nodes and total dissected lymph nodes (N-ratio) in stage IIIB breast carcinoma patients. METHODS: In this retrospective study, primary endpoints were local recurrence (LR), distant recurrence (DR), and overall survival (OS). Univariate and multivariate prognostic factor...
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