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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

Prediction of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Ductal Carcinoma

Kai Zhang, Lang Qian, Qian Zhu, Cai Chang

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai ZhangDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Lang QianDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Qian ZhuDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Cai ChangDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe positivity of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis is relatively low in ductal carcinoma PATIENTS AND

methodsCore needle biopsy-proved DCIS patients who underwent SLN biopsy and breast surgery were retrospectively reviewed and selected. Univariate analysis was used to identify the variables correlated with SLN metastasis. A model to predict SLN metastasis was developed using a multivariate logistic regression in the training set and then validated in an internal set.

resultsA total of 407 patients with a preoperative diagnosis of DCIS were included. Upstaging to invasive/microinvasive cancer occurred in 225 patients after surgery. SLN metastasis was found in 42 patients, including 32 patients upstaging to invasive disease, 8 to microinvasive disease, and 2 pure DCIS. Tumor size based on US examination, axillary ultrasound finding, multifocality, surgery, upstaging, and Ki-67 expression were significantly related to SLN metastasis. The model incorporating tumor size, axillary ultrasound finding and multifocality yielded an AUC of 0.805 (95% CI: 0.715-0.895,

conclusionA simple model was developed to predict SLN metastasis in patients with a preoperative diagnosis of DCIS. With good discriminatory power, this model should be helpful for surgeons to decide if SLN biopsy could be safely avoided in certain patients.

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axillary surgerybreast carcinomacore needle biopsyductal carcinoma in situsentinel lymph node

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