AIM The aim of this study was to determine factors that predict non-sentinel axillary lymph nodes (NSLNs) metastases in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel node biopsy (SLNB). MATERIAL OF STUDY We reviewed the records of a consecutive series of 176 breast cancer patients who underwent SLNB at our institution. From the database we analysed those cases with one or more positive sentin...

AIM To assess the diagnostic value of pre-surgery axillary ultrasound for nodal staging in patients with primary breast cancer and to identify clinical/histopathological factors impacting diagnostic performance. STUDY DESIGN Single-center, retrospective chart analysis. We assessed sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value of clinical examination as well as axillary ...

PURPOSE The most important prognostic variable for early stage breast cancer is the status of axillary lymph nodes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for metastatic axillary lymph node in breast cancer cases with post-operative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) results. MATERIALS AND METHODS Women aged between 21 and...

The AXR1 gene of Arabidopsis is required for many auxin responses. The highly branched shoot phenotype of mature axr1 mutant plants has been taken as genetic evidence for a role of auxin in the control of shoot branching. We compared the development of lateral shoots in wild-type Columbia and axr1-12 plants. In the wild type, the pattern of lateral shoot development depends on the developmental...

Correspondence to: Charalampos Seretis, MBBS, MSc. Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pensnett Road, DY1 2HQ, Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1384 456111, Fax: +44 1384244051, E-mail: [email protected]. Received : 26/06/2016; Accepted : 04/07/2016 The advent of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), in conjunction with tissue-sparing surgery and...

BACKGROUND Axillary reverse mapping (ARM) is a new technique to preserve upper extremity lymphatic pathways during axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), thereby preventing lymphedema patients with breast cancer. However, the oncologic safety of sparing the nodes identified by ARM (ARM nodes), some of which are positive, has not been verified. We evaluated the metastatic status of ARM nodes and...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has emerged as a less invasive alternative to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in the treatment of breast cancer. However, SLNB has a number of limitations, and we believe that alternative strategies for staging of the axilla should be explored. The hypothesis of this proposal was that the combination of preoperative high-resolution axillary ultrasound (AU...

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed and the leading cause of cancer death among females worldwide. The rate of breast cancer incidence among Iranian women is 17% of all cancers, it has been ranked first in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting axillary lymph node involvement in female patients with breast cancer. Methods: A cross-sectional study was c...

Radiographic, gross, and histopathologic studies on 158 whole breasts with primary operable carcinoma revealed intramammary lymph nodes in 28%, and of these breasts, 10% contained a metastatic deposit of carcinoma. Cancerous and noncancerous nodes were found in all quadrants of the breast with the positive ones being in the same quadrant as the carcinoma only 50% of the time. There was no demon...

UNLABELLED Edema of the limbs is a common reason for medical consultation, for which the lymphoscintigraphy is considered to be a reliable method for its differential diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of radionuclide studies in the differential diagnosis of edema, and the diagnostic yield of different scintigraphic patterns. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 61 patients, mean ag...