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Breast Cancer Non-SLN Nomogram Calculator, with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

This software calculates the probablility of finding additional positive non-sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer patients found to have disease on sentinel lymph node biopsy after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This nomogram was developed at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and has been externally validated. Please note that this nomogram is not applicable for patients with primary tumors larger than 14 cm in size.

Lymphovascular Invasion

Detection Method of SLN

Multicentric Primary Tumor

Nodal Disease Prior to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Pathologic Tumor Size (cm)

Reference: Jeruss JS, Newman LA, Ayers GD, Cristofanilli M, Broglio K, Meric-Bernstam F, Yi M, Waljee JF, Ross MI, Hunt KK. Factors Predicting Additional Disease in the Axilla in Patients with Positive Sentinel Nodes after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Cancer