Patterns of axillary metastases in breast cancer.
Thirty-seven (4.1%) cases of nodal metastases skipping the first level are reported in a consecutive series of 912 breast cancer axillary dissections including 392 N+ cases. First level nodes examination is sufficiently accurate in assessing the quality of nodal status (negative or positive) but not the extent of nodal involvement (number of involved nodes).
Ciatto
S
S
Pacini
P
P
Rosselli Del Turco
M
M
Cataliotti
L
L
Cardona
G
G
Carcangiu
M L
ML
D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis