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Breast Cancer Nomogram : Disclaimer

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Breast Cancer Nomogram: Breast Additional Non SLN Metastases

This nomogram can be used to help newly diagnosed breast cancer patients assess the likelihood that their breast cancer has spread to the sentinel lymph nodes.

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Was a frozen section analysis performed during pathological examination? This does not have to be the method that detected the cancer in the sentinel lymph nodes, but it is necessary to know as a variable for this calculator.
Size of the primary tumor, in centimeters.
 (0.1 to 9.0 cm)
Indicate if tumor type is ductal or lobular, as noted in the pathology report. If ductal, indicate the nuclear grade -- I: slight or no variation in the size and shape of the nucleus; II: moderate variation in the size and shape of the nucleus; III: marked variation in the size and shape of the nucleus.
Indicate the number of sentinel lymph nodes found to have cancer when biopsied.
 (1 to 7 nodes)
Select the method used to detect cancer spread to the sentinel lymph nodes.
Indicate the number of sentinel lymph nodes that were found not to have cancer when biopsied.
 (0 to 14 nodes)
Check box if one or more tumor cells were found in blood or lymphatic vessels.
Check box if patient has cancer cells that have separated from the main tumor mass.
Select YES if breast cancer cells tested positive for estrogen receptors.

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Predicted Probability of Spread to Additional Lymph Nodes

Using information commonly available to a breast cancer patient’s surgeon, this nomogram can accurately calculate the likelihood that a breast cancer that has spread to the sentinel lymph nodes has also spread to additional lymph nodes under the arm.

Supporting Publications

Specht MC, Kattan MW, Gonen M, Fey J, Van Zee KJ. Predicting nonsentinel node status after positive sentinel lymph biopsy for breast cancer: clinicians versus nomogram. Ann Surg Oncol. 2005 Aug;12(8):654-9.
A nomogram for predicting the likelihood of additional nodal metastases in breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel node biopsy. Van Zee KJ, Manasseh DM, Bevilacqua JL, Boolbol SK, Fey JV, Tan LK, Borgen PI, Cody HS 3rd, Kattan. Ann Surg Oncol. 2003 Dec;10(10):1140-51.