[Prognostic significance of micrometastases in axillary lymph nodes in breast carcinoma].
We looked for micrometastases in the axillary lymph nodes of 163 women with breast carcinoma, using monoclonal anticytokeratin antibodies. We found 26 micrometastases (2.1%) in node-negative patients (n = 17). Life-table analysis after 3 years detected the conformity of this group with the N1 group with regard to overall survival and distant-metastasis-free survival.
Stosiek
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Institut für Pathologie, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum, Cottbus.
Gerber
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B
Kasper
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D015993:Life Tables; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007633:Keratins
Zur prognostischen Bedeutung von Mikrometastasen in axillären Lymphknoten beim Mammakarzinom.