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Invited Critique
Sep 2011

Sentinel Lymph Node Nomograms: Predicting the Future: Comment on “Comparative Validation of Online Nomograms for Predicting Nonsentinel Lymph Node Status in Sentinel Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer”

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Author Affiliation: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California.

Arch Surg. 2011;146(9):1040. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.188

Several statistical models have been developed to predict the likelihood of finding additional axillary nodal disease when the sentinel lymph node is found to harbor breast cancer. Hessman and colleagues1 have presented an analysis of the accuracy of nomograms from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Stanford in predicting nonsentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with breast cancer treated at the Oregon Health & Science University from October 1, 1999, through January 31, 2008, that had positive sentinel node biopsies and subsequent axillary lymph node dissection.

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