TY - JOUR
T1 - Number of axillary lymph node metastases determined by preoperative ultrasound is related to prognosis in patients with breast cancer
AU - Kijima, Yuko
AU - Yoshinaka, Heiji
AU - Hirata, Munetsugu
AU - Mizoguchi, Tadao
AU - Ishigami, Sumiya
AU - Nakajo, Akihiro
AU - Arima, Hideo
AU - Ueno, Shinichi
AU - Natsugoe, Shoji
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Objective: To analyze the impact on prognosis of the number of axillary lymph node metastases (LNM) detected by ultrasound (US) in patients with breast cancer.Methods: One-to-one comparison of LNM was performed between the ultrasound and histologic diagnosis in 380 patients. Results: The accuracy of preoperative ultrasound diagnosis was 79.7%. According to the subdivision of number of LNM (0, 1-3, 4-9, 10+), the accuracy rates associated with LNM were 82%, 49%, 34%, and 86%, respectively. The disease-free-survival curves according to the number of LNM were similar in them. Conclusion: Preoperative ultrasound can determine axillary involvement and may be useful for predicting prognosis.
AB - Objective: To analyze the impact on prognosis of the number of axillary lymph node metastases (LNM) detected by ultrasound (US) in patients with breast cancer.Methods: One-to-one comparison of LNM was performed between the ultrasound and histologic diagnosis in 380 patients. Results: The accuracy of preoperative ultrasound diagnosis was 79.7%. According to the subdivision of number of LNM (0, 1-3, 4-9, 10+), the accuracy rates associated with LNM were 82%, 49%, 34%, and 86%, respectively. The disease-free-survival curves according to the number of LNM were similar in them. Conclusion: Preoperative ultrasound can determine axillary involvement and may be useful for predicting prognosis.
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U2 - 10.3390/cancers2010020
DO - 10.3390/cancers2010020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952123605
VL - 2
SP - 20
EP - 31
JO - Cancers
JF - Cancers
SN - 2072-6694
IS - 1
ER -