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Index]
Five-year overall survival according to the number of involved
axillary lymph nodes [this is by "old timey" classical
processing]
(505 breast ca. patients)
[ALNN not much better than 1 ALNP]
| Number
of Positive Nodes |
Survival
Rate |
| 0 |
82.8% |
| 1 |
80.1% |
| 2 |
64.6% |
| 3 |
70.0% |
| 4 |
47.1% |
| 4-6 |
54.1% |
| 7-12 |
50.0% |
| 1-3 |
73.0% |
| =>4 |
45.7% |
| =>13 |
28.4% |
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| Reference: Weidner, April 1995, ASCP Spring Meeting, CME, Orlando. (Rosen,
Surg. Clin. NA, 70;937-962, 1990) |
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