Search for dissertations about: "Axillary lymph node"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Axillary lymph node.

  2. 6. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer : aspects on indications and limitations

    Author : Linda Holmstrand Zetterlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Axillary lymph node status is the most important prognostic factor in breast cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was introduced in the late 1990s and has replaced axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) as the gold standard axillary nodal staging procedure in early breast cancer due to higher accuracy and less morbidity compared with ALND. READ MORE

  4. 7. Nuclear medicine imaging of breast cancer and regional lymph nodes

    Author : Rimma Danielsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : breast neoplasm; scintimammography; diagnostic accuracy; triple diagnosis; axillary lymph node metastases;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of nuclear medicine in diagnosis of primary breast carcinoma and regional lymph node involvement. The introduction includes a review over nuclear medicine techniques currently under investigation. READ MORE

  5. 8. Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer : aspects on validation, diagnostics and lymphatic drainage pattern

    Author : Fuat Celebioglu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Axillary lymph node status is the most important pathological determinant of prognosis in early breast cancer. Determination of axillary status is crucial in clinical decision-making. Total axillary lymphadenectomy is generally accepted as a reliable staging procedure. READ MORE

  6. 9. Lymphoedema and Breast Cancer. A Physiotherapeutic Approach

    Author : Karin Johansson; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer; onkologi; Cytologi; coping.; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; chronic disease; qualitative study; pneumatic compression; manual lymph drainage; compression therapy; BMI; workload; shoulder strength; shoulder mobility; Breast cancer; lymphoedema;

    Abstract : Ten percent of the female population in Sweden will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, but only a minority will die from the disease. Arm lymph oedema is a well-known complication following breast cancer treatment and the incidence varies between about 10% when axillary node dissection is performed and about 40% when axillary radiotherapy is added. READ MORE

  7. 10. Prognostic Factors and Metastatic Routes in Lobular Breast Cancer. Same Same but Different

    Author : Ulrik Narbe; Individuell Bröstcancerbehandling; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lobular breast cancer; invasive lobular carcinoma; invasive ductal carcinoma of no special type; prognostic factors; circulating tumor cells; axillary lymph node metastasis;

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