Predictive factors for non-sentinel lymph nodes affection in breast carcinoma - outcomes of a czech multicenter study of sentinel lymph nodes

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess positivity nonsentinel lymph nodes in patients with macro-, micro- and submicrometastases in sentinel lymph nodes and find predictive factors of positivity nonsentinel lymph nodes. In conclusions patients with macro- and micrometastases i tis necessary to perform axillary dissection.

In patients with submicrometastases in sentinel lymph nodes it is necessary to consider predictive factors.

Keywords

• macrometastases
• micrometastases
• submicrometastases
• sentinel lymph node
• nonsentinel lymph node
• predictive factor