학술논문

The value of axillary dissection in addition to lumpectomy and radiotherapy in early breast cancer.
Document Type
Article
Source
Lancet. 5/23/1992, Vol. 339 Issue 8804, p1245. 4p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subject
*BREAST cancer
Language
ISSN
0140-6736
Abstract
Presents a study that concludes that axillary dissection is justified for treatment of small breast cancers, although whether the better survival is due to axillary clearance itself, or to adjuvant treatment for lymph-node involvement, is unclear.Prospective, randomized comparison of 658 patients between 1982 and 1987; Effect of prognostic factors on overall survival; Patients' baseline characteristics; More.