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ReviewBiomedicines2023

Updates on Lymphovascular Invasion in Breast Cancer.

Elisabetta Kuhn, Donatella Gambini, Luca Despini, Dario Asnaghi, Letterio Runza, Stefano Ferrero

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Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
48citing papers in PubMed
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Use of contrast-enhanced mammography for preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion status in invasive breast cancer.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elisabetta KuhnDepartment of Biomedical Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0620-3821
Donatella GambiniDepartment of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Casa di Cura Igea, 20129 Milan, Italy.
Luca DespiniBreast Surgery Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4909-2703
Dario AsnaghiRadiotherapy Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Letterio RunzaPathology Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Stefano FerreroDepartment of Biomedical Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Milan · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITCasa di Cura Columbus · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditionally, lymphovascular invasion (LVI) has represented one of the foremost pathological features of malignancy and has been associated with a worse prognosis in different cancers, including breast carcinoma. According to the most updated reporting protocols, the assessment of LVI is required in the pathology report of breast cancer surgical specimens. Importantly, strict histological criteria should be followed for LVI assessment, which nevertheless is encumbered by inconsistency in interpretation among pathologists, leading to significant interobserver variability and scarce reproducibility. Current guidelines for breast cancer indicate biological factors as the main determinants of oncological and radiation therapy, together with TNM staging and age. In clinical practice, the widespread use of genomic assays as a decision-making tool for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and the subsequent availability of a reliable prognostic predictor have likely scaled back interest in LVI's predictive value. However, in selected cases, the presence of LVI impacts adjuvant therapy. This review summarizes current knowledge on LVI in breast cancer with regard to definition, histopathological assessment, its biological understanding, clinicopathological association, and therapeutic implications.

Indexed as

angioinvasionbreast cancerbreast carcinomaLVIlymphovascular invasionprognosis

Identifiers

PMID36979946
PMCPMC10046167
OpenAlexW4328124162

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Registered trials

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