Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of single axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer: Emphasis on the location of lymph nodes.

Autor:	Kim H; Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea., Han BK, Ko EY, Ko ES, Choi JS
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Medicine [Medicine (Baltimore)] 2022 Dec 16; Vol. 101 (50), pp. e31836.
DOI:	10.1097/MD.0000000000031836
Abstrakt:	To evaluate the frequency and location of abnormal lymph nodes (LNs) in breast cancer patients with a single axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We retrospectively reviewed the MRI findings of 219 consecutive patients with breast cancer with single ALN metastasis who were surgically confirmed at our institution between January 2018 and December 2018. The morphological features and locations of the abnormal LN on MRI were analyzed. Pathology reports were reviewed to evaluate the size of the metastases and whether they were sentinel LNs (SLNs). Of the 219 patients with a single ALN metastasis, 56 (25.6%) showed abnormal MRI findings. Of these, 54 (96.4%) had either the lowest or second-lowest LN in the level I axilla. In 184 (91.5%) of 201 patients who underwent SLN biopsy, the metastatic LN were SLN. Macrometastases were found more frequently in cases with abnormal LNs than in those with normal-looking LNs (P = .004). The most frequent morphological feature of metastatic ALNs was a diffuse cortical thickening of 3 to 5 mm (37.5%). Although MRI findings of single ALN metastasis in breast cancer patients are none or minimal, abnormalities are observed in the lowest or second-lowest LN in the lower axilla when present, suggesting the location of the SLNs. Competing Interests: The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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