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ArticleWorld journal of surgical oncology2024

Correlation between sentinel lymph node biopsy and non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with cN0 breast carcinoma: comparison of invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma.

Calogero Cipolla, Simona Lupo, Nello Grassi, Giuseppe Tutino, Martina Greco, D'Agati Eleonora, Vittorio Gebbia, Maria Rosaria Valerio

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Article in World journal of surgical oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Calogero Cipolla *Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Simona Lupo *Breast Unit - AOUP Paolo Giaccone Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Nello Grassi *Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe Tutino *Breast Unit - AOUP Paolo Giaccone Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Martina Greco *UOC Medical Oncology - AOUP Paolo Giaccone Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
D'Agati Eleonora *UOC Medical Oncology - AOUP Paolo Giaccone Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Vittorio GebbiaMedical Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Enna Kore, Enna, Italy. vittorio.gebbia@unikore.it.
Maria Rosaria Valerio *Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo · ITUniversità degli Studi di Enna Kore · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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Abstract

backgroundSome studies have suggested that axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) can be avoided in women with cN0 breast cancer with 1-2 positive sentinel nodes (SLNs). However, these studies included only a few patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), so the validity of omitting ALDN in these patients remains controversial. This study compared the frequency of non-sentinel lymph nodes (non-SLNs) metastases in ILC and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). MATERIALS

methodsData relating to a total of 2583 patients with infiltrating breast carcinoma operated at our institution between 2012 and 2023 were retrospectively analyzed: 2242 (86.8%) with IDC and 341 (13.2%) with ILC. We compared the incidence of metastasis to SLNs and non-SLNs between the ILC and IDC cohorts and examined factors that influenced non-SLNs metastasis.

resultsSLN biopsies were performed in 315 patients with ILC and 2018 patients with IDC. Metastases to the SLNs were found in 78/315 (24.8%) patients with ILC and in 460 (22.8%) patients with IDC (p = 0.31). The incidence of metastases to non-SLNs was significantly higher (p = 0.02) in ILC (52/78-66.7%) compared to IDC (207/460 - 45%). Multivariate analysis showed that ILC was the most influential predictive factor in predicting the presence of metastasis to non-SLNs.

conclusionsILC cases have more non-SLNs metastases than IDC cases in SLN-positive patients. The ILC is essential for predicting non-SLN positivity in macro-metastases in the SLN. The option of omitting ALND in patients with ILC with 1-2 positive SLNs still requires further investigation.

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Breast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularSentinel Lymph NodeAxillaFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesRetrospective StudiesSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyAxillary lymphadenectomyBreast carcinomaInfiltrating ductal carcinomaInfiltrating lobular carcinomaNon-sentinel lymph node metastasisSentinel lymph node biopsy

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PMID38627759
PMCPMC11022323
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