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From: Lymphovascular invasion and extranodal tumour extension are risk indicators of breast cancer related lymphoedema: an observational retrospective study with long-term follow-up

Fig. 5

Lymphoedema-free survival of the patients included in the study for selected tumor characteristics on the basis of the side of the surgery. a. Probability according to the presence of peritumoral lymphovascular invasion after surgery of the left axilla. b. Probability according to the presence of extranodal extension of the lymph node metastasis after surgery of the right axilla. The curves are the result of a Cox proportional hazard regression analysis. LVI+, lymphovascular invasion positive; LVI-, lymphovascular invasion negative; ENE+, extranodal extension positive; ENE-, extranodal extension negative

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