title: [Prognostic significance of micrometastases in axillary lymph nodes in breast carcinoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum, Cottbus.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stosiek
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kasper
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007633:Keratins
vernacular_title: Zur prognostischen Bedeutung von Mikrometastasen in axillären Lymphknoten beim Mammakarzinom.