Predictive Value of Tumor Load in Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Nodes for Second Echelon Lymph Node Metastases

C. H. M. van Deurzen; R. van Hillegersberg; M. G. G. Hobbelink; C. A. Seldenrijk; R. Koelemij; P. J. van Diest

doi:10.1155/2007/570683

Cellular Oncology (Jan 2007)

Predictive Value of Tumor Load in Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Nodes for Second Echelon Lymph Node Metastases

C. H. M. van Deurzen,
R. van Hillegersberg,
M. G. G. Hobbelink,
C. A. Seldenrijk,
R. Koelemij,
P. J. van Diest

Affiliations

C. H. M. van Deurzen: Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
R. van Hillegersberg: Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
M. G. G. Hobbelink: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
C. A. Seldenrijk: Department of Pathology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
R. Koelemij: Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
P. J. van Diest: Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/570683
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 6
pp. 497 – 505

Abstract

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Background: The need for routine axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients with invasive breast cancer and low-volume sentinel node (SN) involvement is questionable. Accurate prediction of second echelon lymph node involvement could identify those patients most likely to benefit from ALND.

Published in Cellular Oncology

ISSN: 1570-5870 (Print); 1875-8606 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens; Science: Biology (General): Cytology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/acp/

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