The purpose of this study was to assess whether breast cancer subtype (BCS) as determined by estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 can predict the axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. Patients who received breast conserving surgery or mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection were identified from 2 cancer centers. The associations...

During the study period, 194 cases of breast cancer were identified on screening mammography in 40-49 year old women; 53% invasive cancer and 47% ductal carcinoma in situ. Of the patients with invasive disease, 23% had axillary nodal involvement. A very strong family history was absent in 90%, and extremely dense breast tissue was absent in 86%. 78% patients had neither very strong family histo...

background: primary leiomyosarcoma (lms) of the breast is a very rare neoplasm of the breast arising from the mesenchymal tissue. the clinical presentation of this entity simulates other benign and malignant lesions of mesenchymal tissue of the breast. case presentation: case 1: a 40-year-old female presented with a right-sided breast lump, which was suspected to be a malignant spindle cell tum...

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 ...

background: the impact of positive intramammary lymph node (im ln) on the prognosis of patients with breast cancer has been debated for years; likewise, the standard management of patients with positive im ln remains unclear, especially when it is identified by preoperative imaging or by sentinel lymph node biopsy. the present study aims at reviewing the level of concurrent involvement of im ln...

In 186 women with breast cancer, there was a progressive increase in the proportion of axillary nodal involvement as the number of pregnancies increased from zero to two or more (P = 0.026). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that this effect was independent of the known relationship of age and tumor size to nodal involvement. Race and history of breast feeding had no influence on nodal ...

AIM To state the limits of axillary lymphadenectomy in patients with metastatic melanoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a prospective study on patients submitted to axillary dissection for stage III melanoma. At surgery, the third-level nodes were separately dissected to be examined by the pathologist. RESULTS We analyzed 86 patients. In 93%, the third-level nodes were disease-free; non...

We present a case of 72-year-old male diagnosed with concurrent crystal-storing histiocytosis and nodal marginal zone lymphoma plasmacytic differentiation following finding new axillary lymphadenopathy during active surveillance for an early stage lung cancer.

Axillary nodal status is the most important prognostic factor for patients with breast cancer. Clinical assessment and imaging modalities are not always reliable. Surgical removal and histopathological examination of axillary lymph nodes remain essential methods of staging the axilla and planning breast cancer therapy (Chu et al, 2010; Perry, 2001) But whether axillary lymph node dissection imp...