Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 197, Issue 6 , Pages 896-901, December 2003

Obesity influences outcome of sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer☆

  • Anna M Derossis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Jane V Fey, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Hiram S Cody III, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Patrick I Borgen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Patrick I Borgen, MD, 1275 York Ave, MRI-1026, New York, NY 10021, USA.

Received 18 November 2002; received in revised form 31 July 2003; accepted 6 August 2003.

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☆ No competing interests declared.We are grateful to the Tow Foundation for philanthropic grants supporting the sentinel node programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

PII: S1072-7515(03)00921-9

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2003.08.005

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 197, Issue 6 , Pages 896-901, December 2003

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