The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 734-740 , June 2011

Determinants of outcome in elderly patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes

  • Amer K. Karam, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, 300 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • ,
  • Meier Hsu, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, 300 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • ,
  • Sujata Patil, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Michelle Stempel, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, 300 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • ,
  • Tiffany A. Traina, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Alice Y. Ho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Hiram S. Cody, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, 300 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • ,
  • Monica Morrow, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, 300 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • ,
  • Mary L. Gemignani, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, 300 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-646-888-5359; fax: +1-646-888-5365

Received 23 September 2009 ,Revised 23 January 2010

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.02.005

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 734-740 , June 2011

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