Predictors of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with impalpable breast cancer
| Autor: | H.M. Ruitenberg, C. I. Perre, J. R. De Jong, V. Vossen, E.P.A. van der Heijden, V. C. M. Koot |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Receptor Status medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Axillary Lymph Node Dissection General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic system Breast cancer Internal medicine medicine Mammography Surgery business Lymph node Pathological Blood vessel |
| Zdroj: | The Breast. 6:143-145 |
| ISSN: | 0960-9776 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0960-9776(97)90555-5 |
| Popis: | To define a subgroup of patients in whom axillary lymph node dissection could be omitted, 111 patients with an impalpable invasive breast carcinoma were studied. The records of these patients were reviewed for pathological axillary lymph node status, age, menopausal status, clinical nodal status, findings on mammography and tumour characteristics such as tumour size, tumour grade, mitotic activity index, receptor status, and lymphatic and blood vessel invasion. Twenty-two per cent of the patients had lymph node metastases. Age and tumour size were significantly correlated to pathological nodal status. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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