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Fu F, Zhang Y, Sun J, Zhang C, Zhang D, Xie L, Chu F, Yu X, Xie Y. Predictors of sentinel lymph node metastasis in Chinese women with clinical T1-T2 N0 breast cancer and a normal axillary ultrasound. Acta Radiol 2021; 63:1463-1468. [PMID: 34719964 DOI: 10.1177/02841851211054191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinicopathological predictors of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in clinical T1-T2 N0 (cT1-T2 N0) patients with a normal axillary ultrasound (AUS) are unclear. PURPOSE To assess the association between clinicopathological characteristics of a primary tumor and SLN metastasis in cT1-T2 N0 patients with a normal AUS. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients who were diagnosed with cT1-T2 N0 invasive breast cancer and who obtained normal AUS results between October 2016 and September 2018 in a single hospital were included. Clinicopathological data were collected to explore the predictors of SLN metastasis using a multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS SLN metastasis occurred in 26 patients (18.4%) among 141 AUS-normal patients, of which 24 cases (17.0%) had one or two nodal involvements. In the univariate analysis, tumor location, estrogen receptor (ER) status, progesterone receptor (PR) status, and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) were significantly associated with SLN metastasis (P < 0.05). The multivariate analysis showed that tumor location in the upper outer quadrant (odds ratio [OR] = 4.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.63-12.37; P = 0.004), positive PR status (OR = 13.35, 95% CI = 1.60-111.39; P = 0.017), and positive LVI (OR = 8.66, 95% CI = 2.20-34.18; P = 0.002) were independent high-risk factors for SLN metastasis. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the regression model was 0.787 (95% CI = 0.694-0.881; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Tumor location in the upper outer quadrant, positive PR, and LVI status were found to be significantly high-risk factors for SLN metastasis among cT1-T2 N0 breast cancer patients with a normal AUS result.
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- Fenfen Fu
- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Familial & Hereditary Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, PR China
- Familial & Hereditary Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, PR China
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Core-Needle Biopsy in the Assessment of the Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer-A Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10090717. [PMID: 32962089 PMCID: PMC7555252 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10090717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: The present study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy between ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (US-FNAC) and core needle biopsy (CNB) of axillary lymph nodes (ALNs) in patients with breast cancer through a meta-analysis and a diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) review. Methods: The present meta-analysis and DTA review included 67 eligible studies. The diagnostic accuracy of various preoperative assessments, including US-FNAC and CNB, was evaluated for ALNs assessments in patients with breast cancer. In addition, a subgroup analysis based on methods of cytologic preparation was performed. In the DTA review, the sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (OR) and area under the curve (AUC) on the summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve were calculated. Results: The diagnostic accuracy of the preoperative assessments of ALNs was 0.850 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.833–0.866) for patients with breast cancer. The diagnostic accuracy of CNB was significantly higher than that of US-FNAC (0.896, 95% CI 0.844–0.932 vs. 0.844, 95% CI 0.825–0.862; p = 0.044 in a meta-regression test). In the subgroup analysis based on cytologic preparation, the diagnosis accuracies were 0.860, 0.861 and 0.859 for the methods of conventional smear, liquid-based preparation and cell block, respectively. In the DTA review, CNB showed higher sensitivity than US-FNAC (0.849 vs. 0.760). However, there was no difference in specificity between US-FNAC and CNB (0.997 vs. 1.000). US-FNAC with liquid-based preparation and CNB showed the highest diagnostic OR and AUC on the SROC, respectively. Conclusion: Both US-FNAC and CNB are useful in preoperative assessments of ALNs in patients with breast cancer. Although the most sensitive test was found to be CNB in this study, there was no difference in specificity between various preoperative evaluations and the application of US-FNAC or CNB may be impacted by various factors.
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Evans A, Whelehan P, Warwick V, Purdie C, Pitsinis V, Brown D, Thompson A, Macaskill EJ. Percutaneous sentinel node removal using a vacuum-assisted needle biopsy in women with breast cancer: a feasibility and acceptability study. Clin Radiol 2018; 74:216-219. [PMID: 30528598 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To assess the feasibility and acceptability of large-gauge percutaneous removal of the axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) using dual gamma probe and ultrasound guidance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Technetium nanocolloid was administered the day before surgery. On the day of surgery, potential SLNs were identified with gamma probe and ultrasound scanning. A 7 G vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) device was inserted percutaneously deep to the target node and the node(s) removed. The gamma probe was used to confirm removal of radiolabelled tissue. At surgery, any residual radiolabelled or blue nodes were removed. Morbidity was assessed via (1) a pain questionnaire immediately after the percutaneous procedure, (2) relevant items from the FACT B+4 questionnaire 7-10 days after surgery, and (3) case note review 1 month after surgery. RESULTS Twenty-two patients consented and 20 patients underwent the procedure. Radiolabelled nodal tissue was obtained in 18/20 (90%). The mean procedure time was 11 minutes. Four of 18 patients had metastatic disease identified in the VAB excision tissue with 100% sensitivity for axillary metastasis. At axillary surgery, additional intact SLN or fragments were found in 14 patients. No additional metastatic disease was found at surgery. One patient suffered a pneumothorax during instillation of local anaesthetic. The median pain score was 10/100 by visual analogue scale. Immediate post-procedure haematoma was common (14 of 20) and prolonged manual compression frequent. CONCLUSION VAB removal of sentinel nodes using dual scanning is feasible. Although preliminary sensitivity and specificity levels are encouraging, complications may discourage widespread implementation.
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- A Evans
- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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- breast unit, University of Dundee, Mailbox 4, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
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Verver D, Oude Ophuis CMC, Koppert LB, de Monyé C, van Deurzen CHM, Koljenović S, Bruining A, van der Hiel B, Ter Meulen S, van Akkooi ACJ, Verhoef C, Grünhagen DJ. Gamma probe and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of the sentinel node (GULF) trial. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2018; 45:1926-1933. [PMID: 29700573 PMCID: PMC6132503 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-018-4014-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was introduced as a minimally invasive technique for nodal staging. Since associated morbidity is not negligible, it is highly relevant to pursue a more minimally invasive alternative. The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the sensitivity of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) with combined gamma probe and ultrasound (US) guidance in comparison with the gold standard histology of the sentinel node (SN) after SLNB for detecting metastasis. METHODS The study was designed as a prospective, multicentre, open-label, single-arm trial enrolling patients with newly diagnosed cutaneous melanoma or breast cancer between May 2015 and August 2017. Sample radioactivity was measured using a Mini 900 scintillation monitor. After FNAC, all patients underwent SLNB. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were estimated. RESULTS Accrual was terminated early following an unplanned interim analysis indicating that a FNAC sensitivity of at least 80% could not be achieved. In total 58 patients of the originally planned 116 patients underwent FNAC with gamma probe and US guidance. There were no true-positive FNAC results, 14 false-negative results and one false-positive result, and thus the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of FNAC were 0%, 98%, 0% and 75%, respectively. At least 75% of the FNAC samples had a radioactivity signal higher than the background signal. CONCLUSION FNAC with gamma probe and US guidance is not able to correctly detect metastases in the SN and is therefore not able to replace SLNB. Gamma probe-guided US is a highly accurate method for correctly identifying the SN, which offers possibilities for future research.
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- Daniëlle Verver
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 EA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Oude Ophuis CM, Koppert L(LB, Monyé CD, Deurzen CHV, Koljenović S, Akkooi ACV, Verhoef C(K, Grünhagen DJ. Gamma probe and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of the sentinel node (GULF) trial - overview of the literature, pilot and study protocol. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:258. [PMID: 28403815 PMCID: PMC5389093 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3236-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sentinel node (SN) biopsy (SNB) detects clinically occult metastases of breast cancer and melanoma in 20-30%. Wound infections, seroma and lymph edema occur in up to 10%. Targeted ultrasound (US) of the SN, (with fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) if appropriate) has been investigated as a minimally invasive alternative, but reported sensitivity rates are too low to replace SNB. Our hypothesis is that the use of a handheld gamma probe concomitant with US may improve sensitivity. Our aim is to provide an overview of the current literature on preoperative nodal staging of clinical N0 melanoma patients, report on a pilot, and present a study protocol for a minimally invasive alternative to the SNB: Gamma probe and Ultrasound guided Fine needle aspiration cytology of the sentinel node (GULF trial). METHODS The GULF trial is a multicenter open single arm observational trial. Newly diagnosed cT1b-4N0M0 cutaneous melanoma or cT1-3N0M0 breast cancer patients, aged >18 years, presenting for SNB are eligible. 120 patients will be included for preoperative targeted gamma probe guided US and FNAC of the SN. Afterwards all patients proceed to surgical SNB. Primary endpoint is the sensitivity of FNAC. Secondary endpoints include SN identification rate and the histopathological compatibility of Core Needle Biopsy and FNAC vs. SNB. Secondary endpoints were investigated in a pilot with 10 FNACs and marker placements, and 10 FNACs combined with Core Needle Biopsy. RESULTS A pilot in 20 patients showed that SN identification rate was 90%, supporting the feasibility of this technique. DISCUSSION There is broad experience with US (in combination with FNAC) prior to SNB, but sensitivity and specificity are too low to completely abandon SNB. Promising alternative techniques potentially will replace SNB in the future but more evidence is needed in the form of prospective studies. Accurate identification of the SN for US-FNAC has been proven feasible in our pilot. When adequate sensitivity can be reached, US-FNAC provides a minimally invasive alternative for the surgical SNB procedure. TRIAL REGISTRATION The GULF trial is registered in the Netherlands Trial Registry (NTR), ID: NRT5193 . May 1st 2015.
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- Charlotte M.C. Oude Ophuis
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 Rotterdam, EA The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 Rotterdam, EA The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 Rotterdam, EA The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 Rotterdam, CN The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 Amsterdam, CX The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 Rotterdam, EA The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Groene Hilledijk 301, 3075 Rotterdam, EA The Netherlands
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Wendler T, Paepke S. Axillary sentinel node aspiration biopsy: towards minimally invasive lymphatic staging in breast cancer. Clin Transl Imaging 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40336-016-0205-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mobbs LM, Jannicky EAS, Weaver DL, Harvey SC. The Accuracy of Sonography in Detecting Abnormal Axillary Lymph Nodes When Breast Cancer Is Present. JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/8756479305278268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study evaluated the accuracy of sonography in detecting abnormal ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes in women with breast cancer. The authors retrospectively reviewed the sonographic findings and surgical pathology reports of 71 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer by ultrasound-guided biopsies. Results found in 71 cases that the sonographic specificity was 82%, whereas the sensitivity was only 40%. In 8 of the 17 cases (47%), sonography was suspicious for cancer, and the final surgical pathology was malignant. In 42 of 54 cases (77%), sonography of the axilla was not suspicious, and the final axillary node surgical pathology was negative. In 12 cases, sonographic images of the lymph nodes appeared normal, whereas the surgical pathology of the axillary nodes demonstrated malignancy. Ultrasound imaging has a high specificity when evaluating axillary lymph nodes and can be recommended when a suspicious finding is detected in the breast during diagnostic breast sonographic examination.
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- Louise M. Mobbs
- Department of Radiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Breast Ultrasound Division, Burlington, VT,
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- Department of Radiology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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Pairawan SS, Cora C, Olaya W, Deisch J, Garberoglio R, Solomon N, Senthil M, Garberoglio C, Lum SS. Percutaneous Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: Results of a Phase 1 Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 23:3330-6. [PMID: 27334213 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND While sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) provides axillary staging, recent trials question the necessity of removing positive nonsentinel axillary lymph nodes (LN) in breast cancer. We sought to determine the technical feasibility of percutaneous core needle biopsy (PNB) of axillary sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). METHODS After dual tracer injection, 25 patients underwent intraoperative axillary ultrasound and ultrasound guided per PNB of the axillary LN at the site of radiotracer uptake, followed by standard SLND. The primary outcome measure was successful correlation of PNB with SLN, defined as: (1) similar final pathology in core and SLN and (2) presence of blue staining and/or radiotracer in the core or gross evidence of PNB at the SLN (e.g., transected SLN). RESULTS Preincision axillary ultrasound identified a LN (mean size 1.15 ± 0.67 cm) at the site of radioactive tracer in 92 % (23 of 25) of cases. Gross evidence of PNB at the SLN was found in 76 % (19 of 25) of cases. Blue staining, radioisotope, and pathology matched in core and SLN specimens in 36 % (9 of 25), 64 % (16 of 25), and 72 % (18 of 25) of cases, respectively. Overall, successful correlation of core biopsy with SLN occurred in 72 % (18 of 25) of cases. CONCLUSIONS Results of this phase I study demonstrate that PNB of the SLN is technically feasible, but further refinement of technique is warranted to improve correlation of core biopsy to SLND.
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- Seyed Saeed Pairawan
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
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Motomura K, Izumi T, Tateishi S, Tamaki Y, Ito Y, Horinouchi T, Nakanishi K. Superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced MRI at 3 T for accurate axillary staging in breast cancer. Br J Surg 2015; 103:60-9. [PMID: 26572241 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate whether MRI at 3 T with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) enhancement is an accurate and useful method for detecting metastases in sentinel nodes identified by CT-lymphography (CT-LG) in patients with breast cancer. The results were compared with those obtained using CT-LG alone and diagnosing metastasis according to size criteria. METHODS Patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer were included. Sentinel nodes identified by CT-LG were evaluated prospectively using SPIO-enhanced MRI at 3 T. Sentinel node size was measured on CT-LG, and a node larger than 5 mm in short-axis diameter was considered metastatic. Sentinel nodes localized by CT-LG were removed, and imaging results and histopathological findings were compared. RESULTS Sentinel nodes were identified successfully by CT-LG in 69 (99 per cent) of 70 patients. All 19 patients with a finding of metastasis in sentinel nodes at pathology were also shown to have metastases on MRI. Forty-eight of 50 patients with non-metastatic sentinel nodes diagnosed at pathology were classified as having non-metastatic nodes on MRI. On a patient-by-patient basis, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of MRI for the diagnosis of sentinel node metastases were 100, 96 and 97 per cent; respective values for CT-LG were 79, 56 and 62 per cent. The specificity and accuracy of MRI were superior to those of CT-LG (P < 0·001 and P = 0·002 respectively). CONCLUSION SPIO-enhanced MRI at 3 T is useful for accurate diagnosis of metastatic sentinel nodes, indicating that sentinel node biopsy may be avoided in patients with breast cancer who have non-metastatic sentinel nodes on imaging.
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- K Motomura
- Departments of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Centre for Cancer Control and Statistics, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology, Osaka Medical Centre for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Moorman AM, Bourez RLJH, de Leeuw DM, Kouwenhoven EA. Pre-operative Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients: For Which Group Still of Additional Value and in Which Group Cause for Special Attention? ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2015; 41:2842-2848. [PMID: 26259889 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A non-invasive and widely available method for pre-operative evaluation of the axilla is axillary ultrasonography (US). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of axillary US and fine-needle aspiration cytology in a large cohort of breast cancer patients. The sensitivity and specificity of US and fine-needle aspiration cytology in our cohort of 1124 patients were 42.2% and 97.1%, respectively. As the number of axillary nodes increased, sensitivity increased. The percentage of false-negative US results was 18.9%; patients in this subgroup were significantly younger, had larger tumors, more often had lymph vascular invasion and were more likely to have estrogen receptor-positive tumors. Ultrasonography in combination with fine-needle aspiration cytology is useful in the pre-operative workup of breast cancer patients, especially patients with three or more nodal metastases. Special attention should be paid to younger women with larger tumors in whom a larger percentage of false-negative results are obtained.
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- A M Moorman
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, The Netherlands
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Zhang YN, Wang CJ, Xu Y, Zhu QL, Zhou YD, Zhang J, Mao F, Jiang YX, Sun Q. Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Axillary Lymph Nodes in Chinese Patients. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2015; 41:1835-1841. [PMID: 25933712 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastases from breast cancer in a Chinese population was investigated. Data for 1,049 with breast cancer were retrospectively collected. All patients had undergone pre-operative axillary ultrasound and then axillary lymph node dissection. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of axillary ultrasound in this cohort were 69.4%, 81.8% and 77.0%, respectively. The overall false-negative rate of ultrasound images was 30.6% (123/402). False-negative ultrasound rates for pathologic N1, N2 and N3 patients were 46.2%, 21.8% and 9.3%, respectively. In patients with stage T1 disease and fewer than three metastatic lymph nodes, the false-negative ultrasound rate was 52.2% (47/90). Moreover, breast cancer patients with a false-negative axillary ultrasound were more likely to have a large tumor (p < 0.001) and high tumor grade (p = 0.009). However, there were no statistically significant differences between accuracy of axillary ultrasound and age of patients or experiences of ultrasound practitioners. In conclusion, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis to the axillary lymph nodes in Chinese patients were assessed. These data could help us to carefully use axillary ultrasound to diagnose and predict breast cancer axillary lymph node metastasis.
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- Yan-Na Zhang
- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Yu YH, Mo QG, Zhu X, Gao LQ, Liang C, Huang Z, Qin QH, Wei W, Jiang Y, Bu KP, Wei CY. Axillary fine needle aspiration cytology is a sensitive and highly specific technique for the detection of axillary lymph node metastasis: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Cytopathology 2014; 27:59-69. [DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Y.-H. Yu
- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Microbiology; Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Surgery; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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- Department of Breast Surgery; Guangxi Cancer Hospital & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
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Accuracy of non-operative identification of the sentinel lymph node using combined gamma and ultrasound scanning. Clin Radiol 2014; 69:849-52. [PMID: 24894653 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM To assess how accurately the sentinel lymph node (SLN) can be identified percutaneously, using gamma probe and ultrasound technology. MATERIALS AND METHODS Women with breast cancer, scheduled for wide local excision or mastectomy with SLN biopsy (SLNB), were included. Peri-areolar intradermal injection of technetium-99 nanocolloid was performed on the morning of surgery and 1-2 ml of blue dye was injected in the peri-areolar region once the patient was anaesthetized. Prior to surgery, a gamma probe was used over the skin to identify any hot spot that could represent a SLN. Ultrasound, guided by the hot spot, was then used to visualize potential SLNs and guide the insertion of a localizing wire. The accuracy in localizing the SLN by preoperative gamma-probe guided ultrasonography was assessed by comparison to SLNB. RESULTS A SLN was correctly identified and marked using gamma-probe guided ultrasonography in 44 of 59 cases (75%; 95% CI: 63-86%). CONCLUSION This study supports the case for investigating percutaneous gamma probe and ultrasound guided interventions in the axilla in women with breast cancer, as a potential alternative to surgical SLNB.
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Sohn YM, Hong IK, Han K. Role of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography, sonography, and sonographically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of axillary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer: comparison of diagnostic performance. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2014; 33:1013-1021. [PMID: 24866608 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.6.1013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) with that of sonography and sonographically guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for determining the preoperative axillary lymph node (ALN) status and to evaluate the factors related to false-negative PET-CT, sonographic, and FNA results in ALN staging of invasive ductal carcinoma. METHODS From March 2009 to July 2012, 226 patients had a diagnosis of primary breast cancer. Among these patients, 107 constituted the study population after exclusion of transferred patients and patients with breast cancer other than invasive ductal carcinoma. The diagnostic performance of the modalities was compared with pathologic reports. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between clinicopathologic factors (symptoms, T stage, hormone receptors, and histologic grade), false-negative results, and true-negative results on PET-CT, sonography, and FNA. RESULTS Of the 107 patients, 45 (42.1%) had positive results on final pathologic analysis of ALNs. Sonographically guided FNA had a significantly higher specificity, positive predictive value, accuracy, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve than sonography and PET-CT (P < .01). When sonography and PET-CT were combined, the sensitivity was significantly improved (P = .019) compared with sonography alone. When FNA and PET-CT were combined, the sensitivity and negative predictive value were significantly increased compared with each modality (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Sonographically guided FNA was found to be an excellent diagnostic tool for preoperative evaluation of the ALN status. To obviate the step of sentinel lymph node biopsy for determining the ALN status, combined evaluation of ALNs by these modalities may be more complementary than the use of a single modality.
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- Yu-Mee Sohn
- Departments of Radiology (Y.-M.S.) and Nuclear Medicine (I.K.H.), Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul Korea; and Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (K.H.).
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- Departments of Radiology (Y.-M.S.) and Nuclear Medicine (I.K.H.), Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul Korea; and Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (K.H.)
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- Departments of Radiology (Y.-M.S.) and Nuclear Medicine (I.K.H.), Kyung Hee University Hospital, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul Korea; and Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (K.H.)
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Axillary ultrasound in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer: which features are predictive of disease? J Surg Res 2013; 184:234-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Testori A, Meroni S, Moscovici OC, Magnoni P, Malerba P, Chiti A, Rahal D, Travaglini R, Cariboni U, Alloisio M, Orefice S. Surgical sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer. Could it be avoided by performing a preoperative staging procedure? A pilot study. Med Sci Monit 2013; 18:CR543-9. [PMID: 22936189 PMCID: PMC3560653 DOI: 10.12659/msm.883349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this pilot trial was to study the feasibility of sentinel node percutaneous preoperative gamma probe-guided biopsy as a valid preoperative method of assessment of nodal status compared to surgical sentinel lymph node biopsy. Material/Methods This prospective study enrolled 10 consecutive patients without evidence of axillary lymph node metastases at preoperative imaging. All patients underwent sentinel node occult lesion localization (SNOLL) using radiotracer intradermic injection that detected a “hot spot” corresponding to the sentinel node in all cases. Gamma probe over the skin detection with subsequent ultrasonographically guided needle biopsy of the sentinel node were performed. The percutaneous needle core histopathological diagnosis was compared to the results of the surgical biopsy. Results Preoperative sentinel node identification was successful in all patients. Conclusions The combination of preoperative gamma probe sentinel node detection and ultrasound-guided biopsy could represent a valid alternative to intraoperative sentinel node biopsy in clinically and ultrasonographically negative axillary nodes, resulting in shorter duration of surgery and lower intraoperative risks.
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- Alberto Testori
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Senology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano (Milano), Italy
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Choi JS, Kim MJ, Moon HJ, Kim EK, Yoon JH. False negative results of preoperative axillary ultrasound in patients with invasive breast cancer: correlations with clinicopathologic findings. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2012; 38:1881-1886. [PMID: 22975037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate false-negative results of preoperative axillary ultrasound (US) and to evaluate clinicopathologic factors related to false-negative results in patients with invasive breast cancer. Four-hundred eighty-two patients with 483 invasive breast cancers who had no suspicious findings on preoperative axillary US were included in this study. All patients underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection. False-negative and true-negative results were compared in terms of age, body mass index (BMI), T-stage, pathologic N-stage and final diagnosis of breast cancer. Statistical analyses were performed using the chi-square or Fisher's exact tests. Of the 483 axillae with negative results on axillary US, 93 axillae of 93 patients showed false-negative results and the negative predictive value of axillary US was 80.8% (390/483). Seventy-five axillae (15.5%, 75/483) had N1 and 18 axillae (3.7%, 18/483) had N2 or N3 disease. Eighteen false-negative results with N2/N3 disease showed a significantly higher T stage (T2/T3) than those with N1 disease. As the T-stage increased, false-negative results were found more often on preoperative axillary US (p < 0.05). Age, BMI and final diagnosis of primary breast cancer were not associated with false-negative results on preoperative axillary US. Preoperative axillary US alone is insufficiently specific to obviate the need for SLNB because of the substantial number of false-negative results in patients with invasive breast cancer, although preoperative axillary US alone may exclude most cases of N2 and N3 disease.
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- Ji Soo Choi
- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Cools-Lartigue J, Sinclair A, Trabulsi N, Meguerditchian A, Mesurolle B, Fuhrer R, Meterissian S. Preoperative Axillary Ultrasound and Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Axillary Metastases in Patients with Breast Cancer: Predictors of Accuracy and Future Implications. Ann Surg Oncol 2012; 20:819-27. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2609-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Accuracy of Axillary Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Nodal Metastasis in Invasive Breast Cancer: A Review. World J Surg 2011; 36:46-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1319-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Motomura K, Ishitobi M, Komoike Y, Koyama H, Noguchi A, Sumino H, Kumatani Y, Inaji H, Horinouchi T, Nakanishi K. SPIO-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Metastases in Sentinel Nodes Localized by Computed Tomography Lymphography in Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2011; 18:3422-9. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1710-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Stoffels I, Poeppel T, Boy C, Mueller S, Wichmann F, Dissemond J, Schadendorf D, Rosenbaum-Krumme S, Klode J. Radio-guided surgery: advantages of a new portable γ-camera (Sentinella) for intraoperative real time imaging and detection of sentinel lymph nodes in cutaneous malignancies. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011; 26:308-13. [PMID: 21429042 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04057.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The histological status of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is one of the most relevant prognostic factors for the overall survival of patients with cutaneous malignancies, independent of tumour depth of the primary tumour. OBJECTIVES Our study seeks to evaluate the reliability and medical benefit of SLN excision (SLNE) performed with a portable γ-camera for intraoperative real time imaging of SLN. METHODS Therefore our study compares the visualization of SLN performed with preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and preoperative SPECT/CT with the intraoperative real time imaging of SLN performed with a new portable γ-camera (Sentinella) in 60 patients who were treated with a SLNE for early stage melanoma (n = 38), high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (n = 16), Merkel cell carcinoma (n = 4), sebaceous gland carcinoma (n = 1), and sweat glands carcinoma or porocarcinoma (n = 1). RESULTS Sixty patients were enrolled in this study. The portable γ-camera visualized all 126 preoperatively identified SLN. 23 additional SLN (15.4%) in 15 patients were only identified using the portable γ-camera. Two of these additional SLN showed metastatic involvement. CONCLUSION The portable γ-camera is an innovative imaging technique, reliable and providing additional information in the detection of SLN. Therefore SLNE with intraoperative γ-camera use is an attractive option to improve the detection of SLN in cutaneous malignancies and could help to reduce false negative SLN results.
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- I Stoffels
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
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Stoffels I, Dissemond J, Poeppel T, Klötgen K, Hillen U, Körber A, Schadendorf D, Klode J. Advantages of preoperative ultrasound in conjunction with lymphoscintigraphy in detecting malignant melanoma metastases in sentinel lymph nodes: a retrospective analysis in 221 patients with malignant melanoma AJCC Stages I and II. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011; 26:79-85. [PMID: 21395693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node excision (SLNE) for the detection of regional nodal metastases and staging of malignant melanoma has resulted in some controversies in international discussions as it is a surgical intervention with potential morbidity. OBJECTIVE The present retrospective study seeks to clarify the reliability of preoperative ultrasonography (US) in direct comparison to the result of SLNE and seeks to identify potential advantages of preoperative ultrasound if performed in conjunction with lymphoscintigraphy in detecting malignant melanoma metastases in sentinel lymph node (SLN). PATIENTS We retrospectively analysed data from 221 patients with primary malignant melanoma with a Breslow index of ≥ 1.0 mm. RESULTS Of the 221 patients, 77.4% (n = 171) had a negative SLN. In 50 patients (22.6%), the histopathological investigation of 71 excised lymph nodes resulted in a positive SLN. The US examination demonstrated a sensitivity of 13.6%, a specificity of 96.9%, a positive predictive value of 97.2% and a negative predictive value of 12.6%. SLNE alone shows a sensitivity of 94%, a specificity of 98.6%, a positive predictive value of 100% and a negative predictive value of 98.3%. Preoperative US in conjunction with dynamic lymphoscintigraphy, followed by SLNE, demonstrated a detecting ratio of 100% (n = 28) for micrometastases and 98.6% (n = 42/43) for macrometastases. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this study confirms that preoperative US alone cannot replace the vital information obtained during dynamic lymphoscintigraphy. But preoperative US is an important component of the staging procedure in melanoma patients and has clear advantages when performed in conjunction with dynamic lymphoscintigraphy. Therefore, we recommend preoperative US before every SLNE.
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- I Stoffels
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
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Xing Y, Bronstein Y, Ross MI, Askew RL, Lee JE, Gershenwald JE, Royal R, Cormier JN. Contemporary diagnostic imaging modalities for the staging and surveillance of melanoma patients: a meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst 2010; 103:129-42. [PMID: 21081714 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Meta-analyses were performed to examine the utility of ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and a combination of both (PET-CT) for the staging and surveillance of melanoma patients. METHOD Patient-level data from 74 studies containing 10,528 patients (between January 1, 1990, and June, 30, 2009) were used to derive characteristics of the diagnostic tests used. Meta-analyses were conducted by use of Bayesian bivariate binomial models to estimate sensitivity and specificity. Diagnostic odds ratios [ie, true-positive results/false-negative results)/(false-positive results/true-negative results)] and their 95% credible intervals (CrIs) and positive predictive values were used as indicators of test performance. RESULTS Among the four imaging methods examined for the staging of regional lymph nodes, ultrasonography had the highest sensitivity (60%, 95% CrI = 33% to 83%), specificity (97%, 95% CrI = 88% to 99%), and diagnostic odds ratio (42, 95% CrI = 8.08 to 249.8). For staging of distant metastases, PET-CT had the highest sensitivity (80%, 95% CrI = 53% to 93%), specificity (87%, 95% CrI = 54% to 97%), and diagnostic odds ratio (25, 95% CrI = 3.58 to 198.7). Similar trends were observed for melanoma surveillance of lymph node involvement, with ultrasonography having the highest sensitivity (96%, 95% CrI = 85% to 99%), specificity (99%, 95% CrI = 95% to 100%), and diagnostic odds ratio (1675, 95% CrI = 226.6 to 15,920). For distant metastases, PET-CT had the highest sensitivity (86%, 95% CrI = 76% to 93%), specificity (91%, 95% CrI = 79% to 97%), and diagnostic odds ratio (67, 95% CrI = 20.42 to 229.7). Positive predictive values were likewise highest for ultrasonography in lymph node staging and for PET-CT in detecting distant metastases. CONCLUSION Among the compared modalities, ultrasonography was superior for detecting lymph node metastases, and PET-CT was superior for the detection of distant metastases in both the staging and surveillance of melanoma patients.
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- Yan Xing
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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Park SH, Kim MJ, Park BW, Moon HJ, Kwak JY, Kim EK. Impact of preoperative ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration of axillary lymph nodes on surgical management of primary breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 18:738-44. [PMID: 20890729 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1347-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the accuracy of preoperative ultrasonography (US) and US-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA) for detecting axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 382 breast cancer patients with clinically negative ALN who underwent US and/or US-FNA for ALN. US-FNA of ALN was performed in 121 patients with suspicious findings on US. The diagnostic performance of US alone or with the addition of US-FNA for detecting ALN metastasis was calculated on the basis of final pathologic reports of ALN surgery. RESULTS Among a total of 382 patients, 129 had metastatic ALNs while 253 exhibited no signs of axillary metastasis on final pathology. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of axillary US alone were 56.6% (73/129), 81.0% (205/253), 60.3% (73/121), and 78.5% (205/261), respectively. Addition of US-FNA resulted in sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 39.5% (51/129), 95.7% (242/253), 82.3% (51/62), and 75.6% (242/320), respectively. Excluding complete responders to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, specificity and PPV after adding US-FNA were increased to 99.6% (242/243) and 98.1% (51/52), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of ALN metastasis were similar between the palpable and nonpalpable breast cancer groups; however, after adding US-FNA, NPV was increased in the nonpalpable breast cancer group compared with the palpable breast cancer group (p = 0.0398). By including preoperative axillary US and US-FNA, 16.2% (62/382) of all breast cancer patients were able to avoid unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). CONCLUSIONS The combination of axillary US and US-FNA is useful in preoperative work-up of breast cancer patients and provides valuable information for planning proper breast cancer management.
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- So Hee Park
- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sanki A, Uren RF, Moncrieff M, Tran KL, Scolyer RA, Lin HY, Thompson JF. Targeted High-Resolution Ultrasound Is Not an Effective Substitute for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:5614-9. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.21.4882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose To reassess traditional ultrasound descriptors of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases, to determine the minimum cross-sectional area (CSA) of an SLN metastasis detectable by ultrasound (US), and to establish whether targeted, high-resolution US of SLNs identified by lymphoscintigraphy before initial melanoma surgery can be used as a substitute for excisional SLN biopsy. Methods US was performed on SLNs identified in 871 lymph node fields in 716 patients. SLN biopsy was performed within 24 hours of lymphoscintigraphy and US examination. The CSA of each SLN metastatic deposit was determined sonographically and histologically. Results The sensitivity of targeted US in the detection of positive SLNs was 24.3% (95% CI, 19.5% to 28.7%), and the specificity was 96.8% (95% CI, 95.9% to 97.7%). The sensitivity was highest for neck SLNs (45.8%) and improved with greater Breslow thickness. The median histologic CSA of the SLN metastatic deposits was 0.39 mm2 (12.75 mm2 for US true-positive results and 0.22 mm2 for US false-negative results). True-positive, US-detected SLNs had significantly greater CSAs (t test P < .001) than undetected SLN metastases and were more likely to be spherical in cross-section. More than two sonographic descriptors of SLN metastases or rounding of the node alone were factors highly suggestive of a melanoma deposit. Conclusion US is not an appropriate substitute for SLN biopsy, but it is of value in preoperative SLN assessment and postoperative monitoring.
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- Amira Sanki
- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- From the Melanoma Institute Australia and Sydney Melanoma Unit, Royal Prince Alfred and Mater Hospitals; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Disciplines of Surgery and of Medicine, University of Sydney; and Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Biostatistics Department, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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Metastasis is a characteristic trait of most tumour types and the cause for the majority of cancer deaths. Many tumour types, including melanoma and breast and prostate cancers, first metastasize via lymphatic vessels to their regional lymph nodes. Although the connection between lymph node metastases and shorter survival times of patients was made decades ago, the active involvement of the lymphatic system in cancer, metastasis has been unravelled only recently, after molecular markers of lymphatic vessels were identified. A growing body of evidence indicates that tumour-induced lymphangiogenesis is a predictive indicator of metastasis to lymph nodes and might also be a target for prevention of metastasis. This article reviews the current understanding of lymphangiogenesis in cancer anti-lymphangiogenic strategies for prevention and therapy of metastatic disease, quantification of lymphangiogenesis for the prognosis and diagnosis of metastasis and in vivo imaging technologies for the assessment of lymphatic vessels, drainage and lymph nodes.
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- Viviane Mumprecht
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Selective Sentinel Node Plus Additional Non-Sentinel Node Biopsy Based on an FDG-PET/CT Scan in Early Breast Cancer Patients: Single Institutional Experience. World J Surg 2009. [PMID: 19259728 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-9975-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine whether a preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) integrated with computed tomography (CT) (FDG-PET/CT) could be used as a guide for axillary node dissection (AND) or sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) in breast cancer patients. METHODS Between February 2007 and April 2008, we performed FDG-PET/CT scans in 137 biopsy-proven breast cancer patients planning to have an SNB to select patients for either AND (PET/CT N+) or SNB (PET/CT N0). In performing SNB, we also performed additional non-SNB (ADD), which was enlarged at the lower axilla. RESULTS Twenty-seven patients with positive scans underwent complete AND as a primary procedure, and 110 patients with negative scans underwent SNB + ADD. There were 8 cases of false negative scans, and no case of false positive scan. The overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and overall accuracy of FDG-PET/CT in predicting axillary metastasis were 77.1%, 100%, 100%, and 94.2%, respectively. In a subset of 110 patients with SNB + ADD, 104 patients had histologically negative SN, and 6 patients had positive SN in frozen section. Among 110 SNB + ADD cases, there were only 8 cases (7.3%) of positive axillary basins in permanent biopsy, including two cases of late positives that had micrometastases in the SN only. Through selective SNB + ADD based on an FDG-PET/CT, we have spared 27 unnecessary SNBs (true positive scans). CONCLUSIONS FDG-PET/CT is a specific imaging modality for predicting axillary node metastasis, and allows for a selective approach to either AND or SNB. A selective SNB + ADD based on an FDG-PET/CT reduced both unnecessary SNBs and positive axillary basins, enhancing the identification rates of SN and the accuracy of SNB.
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Selective Sentinel Node Plus Additional Non-Sentinel Node Biopsy Based on an FDG-PET/CT Scan in Early Breast Cancer Patients: Single Institutional Experience. World J Surg 2009; 33:943-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-9955-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Use of ultrasound-guided axillary node core biopsy in staging of early breast cancer. Eur Radiol 2008; 19:561-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1177-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Revised: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 08/24/2008] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sharma R, Wendt JA, Rasmussen JC, Adams KE, Marshall MV, Sevick-Muraca EM. New horizons for imaging lymphatic function. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1131:13-36. [PMID: 18519956 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1413.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of noninvasive imaging modalities used clinically for the diagnosis of lymphatic diseases, new imaging agents for assessing lymphatic architecture and cancer status of lymph nodes, and emerging near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent optical imaging technologies and agents for functional lymphatic imaging. Given the promise of NIR optical imaging, we provide example results of functional lymphatic imaging in mice, swine, and humans, showing the ability of this technology to quantify lymph velocity and frequencies of propulsion resulting from the contractility of lymphatic structures.
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- Ruchi Sharma
- Division of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 360, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Patani NR, Dwek MV, Douek M. Predictors of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer: A systematic review. Eur J Surg Oncol 2007; 33:409-19. [PMID: 17125963 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIMS To review the established and emerging techniques in axillary lymph node prediction and explore their potential impact on clinical practice. To reliably identify patients in whom axillary lymph node surgery, including SLNB, can be safely omitted. METHODS Searches of PubMed were made using the search terms "axilla" (or "axillary"), "lymph", "node" and "predictor" (or "prediction"). Articles from abstracts and reports from meetings were included only when they related directly to previously published work. FINDINGS There are numerous studies in which the predictive utility of biomarkers as determinants of axillary lymph node status have been investigated. Few of these have specifically addressed the attributes of the primary tumour which could offer much potential for the prediction of tumour metastasis to the axillary lymph nodes. CONCLUSIONS Currently, no single marker is sufficiently accurate to obviate the need for formal axillary staging using SLNB or axillary clearance.
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- N R Patani
- Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, The Medical School Building, 74 Huntley Street, University College London, London WC1E 6AU, UK
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Motomura K, Egawa C, Komoike Y, Kataoka T, Nagumo S, Koyama H, Inaji H. Sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer: Technical aspects and controversies. Breast Cancer 2007; 14:25-30. [PMID: 17244990 DOI: 10.2325/jbcs.14.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sentinel node biopsy has rapidly emerged as a minimally invasive, highly accurate method of axillary staging, and has replaced routine axillary lymph node dissection as the new standard of care in breast cancer. However, many practical problems remain and details of the technique have not been standardized yet. Guideline recommendations help us to perform appropriate sentinel node biopsy and pathological examination. We should perform sentinel node biopsy without deviation from such consensus guidelines. The technical controversies of sentinel node biopsy are discussed in this article and the results of our studies about sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer are reviewed.
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- Kazuyoshi Motomura
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
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van Rijk MC, Teertstra HJ, Peterse JL, Nieweg OE, Olmos RAV, Hoefnagel CA, Kroon BBR. Ultrasonography and Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology in the Preoperative Evaluation of Melanoma Patients Eligible for Sentinel Node Biopsy. Ann Surg Oncol 2006; 13:1511-6. [PMID: 17009151 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9106-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2006] [Revised: 04/21/2006] [Accepted: 06/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has proven to be a valuable diagnostic tool in the preoperative workup of patients with breast cancer or penile cancer eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of this technique in the initial assessment of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma. METHODS A total of 107 patients with cutaneous melanoma eligible for sentinel node biopsy with clinically negative nodes were studied prospectively. Patients underwent ultrasonography of potentially involved basins and FNAC in case of a suspicious lymph node. The sentinel node procedure was omitted in patients with tumour-positive lymph nodes in lieu of lymph node dissection. RESULTS Ultrasonography with FNAC correctly identified disease preoperatively in two of the 107 patients (2%). Thirteen of the 22 patients (59%) with a suspicious node on ultrasonographic imaging but a tumour-negative fine-needle aspirate were shown to have involved nodes. Of the 85 patients with ultrasonographically normal nodes, 25 (29%) were shown to have metastases. Of the total of 43 involved basins, 16 contained metastases > 2 mm and 25 < or = 2 mm. CONCLUSIONS In our hands, the sensitivity and specificity of preoperative ultrasonography to detect lymph node involvement in patients with melanoma are 34% and 87%, respectively. In combination with FNAC, this is 4.7% and 100%, respectively. This yield is insufficient for this technique to be used as a routine diagnostic tool in the selection of patients eligible for sentinel node biopsy.
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- Maartje C van Rijk
- Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066, CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Accuracy of ultrasonography and 99mTc-sestamibi scintimammography for assessing axillary lymph node status in breast cancer patients. A prospective study. Eur J Surg Oncol 2006; 32:933-6. [PMID: 16797155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2006] [Accepted: 05/10/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of axillary ultrasonography (US) and (99m)Tc-sestamibi scintimammography (SSM) in patients with breast cancer (BC) undergoing curative surgery. METHODS A series of 77 consecutive women (median age 54 years, range 36-70) with primary BC underwent both US and SSM from 2 to 15 (median 4) days prior to curative surgery. The results of imaging studies were compared against the final pathology. Breast-conserving surgery with axillary node (AN) dissection was performed in 49 (63.6%) patients, and modified radical mastectomy in 28 (36.4%) patients, according to the tumour staging. RESULTS Final pathology showed 5 pT1bN0, 1 pT1bN1, 28 pT1cN0, 19 pT1cN1, 7 pT2N0, and 17 pT2N1 BC. Overall, 719 AN were removed of which 106 (14.7%) were metastatized nodes (median 3, range 1-5 per patient). The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 67.6%, 80.0%, and 74.0% for US, 78.4%, 85.0%, and 81.8% for SSM, and 91.9%, 92.5%, and 92.2% for US and SSM together, respectively. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the number of metastatized AN between patients with metastases correctly detected and undetected by both US (3.1+/-1.3 vs. 2.0+/-0.7) and SSM (3.2+/-1.3 vs. 1.7+/-0.7). CONCLUSIONS Although the results of each diagnostic tests are strictly dependent on the number of the metastatized AN, the combination of axillary US and SSM is a sensitive low-cost procedure that should be suggested in all patients with BC, when a preoperative evaluation of the AN status is required.
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Mathijssen IMJ, Strijdhorst H, Kiestra SK, Wereldsma JCJ. Added value of ultrasound in screening the clinically negative axilla in breast cancer. J Surg Oncol 2006; 94:364-7. [PMID: 16967456 DOI: 10.1002/jso.20590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND For staging purposes in breast cancer it is current practice to perform a sentinel node biopsy in a clinically negative axilla, followed by an axillary lymph node dissection if metastases are found in the sentinel node. To limit the number of surgical procedures it is therefore of importance to try and identify as much patients as possible who have axillary metastases. Clinical staging of the axillary nodes in breast cancer is mainly based on palpation, but ultrasound has been shown to be of additional value in detecting pathological nodes. METHODS In this paper, we report our results of screening 131 breast cancer patients without palpable axillary nodes through ultrasound. RESULTS Out of the 53 patients with axillary node involvement, 18 were identified as such by our radiologist, resulting in a detection score of 34%. DISCUSSION This high rate is probably reached because of the limited number of radiologists performing this procedure, thereby rapidly increasing their experience.
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- I M J Mathijssen
- Department of General Surgery, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Motomura K, Egawa C, Komoike Y, Kataoka T, Nagumo S, Koyama H, Inaji H. Validation and Controversy of Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer. J Breast Cancer 2006. [DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2006.9.2.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Kazuyoshi Motomura
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cytology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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van Rijk MC, Deurloo EE, Nieweg OE, Gilhuijs KGA, Peterse JL, Rutgers EJT, Kröger R, Kroon BBR. Ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology can spare breast cancer patients unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsy. Ann Surg Oncol 2006; 13:31-5. [PMID: 16372147 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2005.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some 30% to 40% of the breast cancer patients scheduled for sentinel node biopsy have axillary metastasis. Pilot studies suggest that ultrasonography is useful in the preoperative detection of such nodes. The aims of this study were to evaluate the sensitivity of preoperative ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology for detecting axillary metastases and to assess how often sentinel node biopsy could be avoided. METHODS Between October 1999 and December 2003, 726 patients with clinically negative lymph nodes were eligible for sentinel node biopsy. A total of 732 axillae were examined. Preoperative ultrasonography with subsequent fine-needle aspiration cytology in case of suspicious lymph nodes was performed in all patients. The sentinel node procedure was omitted in patients with tumor-positive axillary lymph nodes in lieu of axillary lymph node dissection. RESULTS Ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration cytology established axillary metastases in 58 (8%) of the 726 patients. These 58 were 21% of the total of 271 patients who were proven to have axillary metastasis in the end. Of the patients with ultrasonographically suspicious lymph nodes and negative cytology, 31% had tumor-positive sentinel nodes. Patients with preoperatively established metastases by ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology had more tumor-positive lymph nodes (P < .001) than patients with metastases established later on. CONCLUSIONS The sensitivity of ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology is 21%, and unnecessary sentinel node biopsy is avoided in 8% of the patients. This approach improves the selection of patients eligible for sentinel node biopsy.
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- Maartje C van Rijk
- Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam, CX, 1066, The Netherlands.
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Schrenk P, Woelfl S, Bogner S, Moser F, Wayand W. The Use of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Skin Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Autologous Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2005; 116:1278-86. [PMID: 16217468 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000181515.11529.9a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intraoperative frozen section examination of the sentinel node in breast cancer patients is associated with a high number of incorrect negative results with the sentinel node becoming positive in the permanent examination and necessitating a secondary axillary lymph node dissection. A reoperation of the axilla following skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate autologous tissue reconstruction may compromise the vascular pedicle of the flap and should be avoided. METHODS Eighty breast cancer patients underwent skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate autologous reconstruction and sentinel node biopsy followed by axillary lymph node dissection irrespective of the result of the frozen section of the sentinel node. The goal of the study was to identify a subgroup of patients with incorrect negative sentinel node(s) in the frozen section who may forego a secondary axillary lymph node dissection due to a low risk of positive nonsentinel nodes. RESULTS Frozen section examination of the sentinel node was negative in 58 patients and positive in 22 patients. Permanent histologic examination revealed tumor in 13 of 58 (22.4 percent) sentinel node(s) found negative in the frozen section. None of these 13 patients showed positive nodes in the axillary specimen, whereas nine of 22 patients with their metastases in the sentinel node found through intraoperative frozen section examination had additional positive nonsentinel node(s) (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Patients with incorrect negative sentinel node(s) found in the frozen section examination had a significantly decreased risk for additional positive nonsentinel node(s) compared with patients with sentinel node metastases found in the frozen section. However, to avoid a secondary axillary lymph node dissection, the authors suggest performing sentinel node biopsy before mastectomy under local anesthesia to have the permanent result of the sentinel node available before a planned reconstruction.
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- Peter Schrenk
- Second Department of Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Laparoscopy, Linz, Austria.
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Sato K, Krag D, Tamaki K, Anzai M, Tsuda H, Kosuda S, Kusano S, Hiraide H, Mochizuki H. Optimal particle size of radiocolloid for sentinel node identification in breast cancer — Electron microscopic study and clinical comparison. Breast Cancer 2004; 11:256-63; discussion 264-6. [PMID: 15550844 DOI: 10.1007/bf02984546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sentinel node (SN) biopsy using a radiotracer is easy to learn, reproducible, and performed by the majority of breast cancer surgeons. However, this technique raises the question: what is the optimal particle size of colloid? METHODS Patients were injected with conventional tin colloid (median particle diameter: 700 nm) and the predominant particle size of radiocolloid retained in the SN was measured using electron microscopy. This showed a narrow distribution of colloidal size (100-150 nm). Patients were then injected with modified tin colloid having a median particle size of 100 nm. A clinical comparison was performed between conventional particle size or reduced particle size tin colloid and the SN biopsy success rate, the number of SNs, and the colloidal uptake in SNs. RESULTS A total of 118 patients were injected with the conventional tin colloid (group I) and 124 patients with the smaller particle colloid (group II). The identification rate and the number of SN in both groups were almost equal, and the patients with low-uptake SNs were not significantly less in group I(p = 0.55). However, in the subgroup of patients 60 years of age or more, group II had significantly more SNs than group I(1.4 vs 1.9; p = 0.03) and low-uptake SNs were significantly less common than in group I(p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS The improvement of colloidal uptake in SNs using the smaller particle size tin colloid was confirmed, and this impact was statistically significant in the older population.
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- Kazuhiko Sato
- Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 44 Binney Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Bedrosian I, Bedi D, Kuerer HM, Fornage BD, Harker L, Ross MI, Ames FC, Krishnamurthy S, Edeiken-Monroe BS, Meric F, Feig BW, Akins J, Singletary SE, Mirza NQ, Hunt KK. Impact of clinicopathological factors on sensitivity of axillary ultrasonography in the detection of axillary nodal metastases in patients with breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2004; 10:1025-30. [PMID: 14597440 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2003.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) are used to evaluate the breast and regional nodes in breast cancer patients. We sought to identify factors influencing the sensitivity of ultrasonography for detection of nodal metastasis. METHODS Patients with a clinically negative axilla who underwent axillary ultrasonography and sentinel lymph node biopsy were included. RESULTS Of 208 patients, axillary ultrasonography was negative in 180 (86%) and suspicious or indeterminate in 28 (14%). FNA was performed in 22 patients whose findings were indeterminate or suspicious, and 3 were positive for malignancy. Final pathological examinations revealed positive nodes in 53 patients: 39 (22%) of 180 with negative ultrasonographic findings and 14 (50%) of 28 with indeterminate or suspicious ultrasonographic findings (P =.001). Excisional biopsy was more common for patients with indeterminate or suspicious findings on preoperative ultrasonography (P =.038). There were no significant differences in tumor size, histological features, size of nodal metastasis, or number of positive nodes between patients whose ultrasonography findings were negative and those whose findings were indeterminate or suspicious. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasonographically suggested nodal metastasis is associated with the finding of nodal disease on final pathological examination. No significant clinicopathologic criteria were found to impact sensitivity of ultrasonography; however, excisional biopsy for diagnosis may be a confounding variable in subsequent axillary ultrasonography.
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- Isabelle Bedrosian
- Departments of Surgical Oncology,The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Motomura K, Komoike Y, Nagumo S, Kasugai T, Hasegawa Y, Inaji H, Koyama H. Controversies in sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2004; 11:20-6. [PMID: 14718787 DOI: 10.1007/bf02967996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer patients has recently been applied as a less invasive, highly accurate alternative to axillary lymph node dissection. Numerous studies have shown that sentinel nodes accurately diagnose axillary staging. However, many problems remain to be answered and must be addressed before sentinel node biopsy becomes the standard surgical procedure for patients with breast cancer. We reviewed and discussed here three of these problems; axillary sampling as an alternative to sentinel node biopsy, dye method vs. combination of dye and radiocolloid for sentinel node biopsy, and intraoperative sentinel node examination. Further investigation will continue to be necessary as we learn how to better provide procedure of sentinel node biopsy.
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- Kazuyoshi Motomura
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan.
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Damera A, Evans AJ, Cornford EJ, Wilson ARM, Burrell HC, James JJ, Pinder SE, Ellis IO, Lee AHS, Macmillan RD. Diagnosis of axillary nodal metastases by ultrasound-guided core biopsy in primary operable breast cancer. Br J Cancer 2003; 89:1310-3. [PMID: 14520465 PMCID: PMC2394321 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to examine the use of ultrasound (US)-guided core biopsy of axillary nodes in patients with operable breast cancer. The ipsilateral axillae of 187 patients with suspected primary operable breast cancer were scanned. Nodes were classified based on their shape and cortical morphology. Abnormal nodes underwent US-guided core biopsy/fine needle aspiration (FNA), and the results correlated with subsequent axillary surgery. The nodes were identified on US in 103 of 166 axillae of patients with confirmed invasive carcinoma. In total, 54 (52%) met the criteria for biopsy: 48 core biopsies (26 malignant, 20 benign node, two normal) and six FNA were performed. On subsequent definitive histological examination, 64 of 166 (39%) had axillary metastases. Of the 64 patients with involved nodes at surgery, preoperative US identified nodes in 46 patients (72%), of which 35 (55%) met the criteria for biopsy and 27 (42%) of these were diagnosed preoperatively by US-guided biopsy. In conclusion, US can identify abnormal nodes in patients presenting with primary operable breast cancer. In all, 65% of these nodes are malignant and this can often be confirmed with US-guided core biopsy.
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- A Damera
- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK. E-mail:
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- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Helen Garrod Breast Screening Unit, Nottingham International Breast Education Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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Singh Ranger G, Mokbel K. The evolving role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2003; 29:423-5. [PMID: 12798744 DOI: 10.1016/s0748-7983(03)00038-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Recent studies have demonstrated that the sentinal node biopsy (SNB), which utilizes a simple principle, is a reliable and minimally invasive method for determining the status of the regional lymph nodes in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer. The technique has been widely used in the management of patients with early breast cancer despite the lack of long-term data from randomised controlled trials which are currently in progress. The present article reviews the role of the SNB in the context of axillary node sampling and determines the requirements for its safe clinical application. It also highlights the need for further research to clarify the role of the SNB in high risk DCIS, the value of preoperative lymphascintigraphy, and the clinical relevance of internal mammary node dissection and focused examination of the sentinal node by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction.
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- G Singh Ranger
- St George's Hospital and Medical School, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK
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Motomura K, Komoike Y, Nagumo S, Kasugai T, Hasegawa Y, Inaji H, Noguchi S, Koyama H. Sentinel node biopsy to avoid axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2003; 9:337-43. [PMID: 12459716 DOI: 10.1007/bf02967614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The role of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer has increased over the last few years. Sentinel nodes can predict the status of all axillary lymph nodes precisely and select patients with negative nodes for whom axillary dissection is unnecessary. Many problems remain, such as the ideal injection technique, ideal agents, and ideal histological detection of sentinel node metastases, and must be addressed before sentinel node biopsy becomes the standard of care for patients with breast cancer.
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- Kazuyoshi Motomura
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan.
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Inaji H, Komoike Y, Motomura K, Kasugai T, Sawai Y, Koizumi M, Nose T, Koyama H. Breast-conserving treatment after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in large breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2002; 9:20-5. [PMID: 12196717 DOI: 10.1007/bf02967542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Several recent trials have demonstrated that neoadjuvant chemotherapy can allow more patients to successfully undergo breast-conserving treatment (BCT), and does not confer a survival disadvantage compared with standard adjuvant chemotherapy. In addition, the pathological response of primary breast tumors to neoadjuvant chemotherapy appears to be a surrogate marker for patient outcome. In our series, during the period from May 1995 to December 2000, 86 patients with tumors between 3.1 and 6.0 cm in diameter received epirubicin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy. There were 55 (64.0%) responders and ultimately 64 patients (74.4%) were treated with BCT. The margin positive rate was 14.1%(9/64), similar to the rate after BCT for early-stage breast cancers, the largest diameter of which was smaller than 3 cm. At a median follow-up of 30 months, only 3 patients in the BCT group have developed local recurrence; the local recurrence rate appears to be comparable to that after BCT for early stage breast cancers. Long term follow-up is required, however, to establish whether this procedure is a safe alternative to mastectomy for patients with large breast cancers.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/surgery
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/surgery
- Epirubicin/administration & dosage
- Female
- Humans
- Mastectomy, Segmental
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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- Hideo Inaji
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Japan
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Creager AJ, Geisinger KR. Intraoperative evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes for breast carcinoma: current methodologies. Adv Anat Pathol 2002; 9:233-43. [PMID: 12072814 DOI: 10.1097/00125480-200207000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an important new addition to the surgical management of patients with breast carcinoma. Sentinel nodes have a higher chance of containing metastases than do nonsentinel nodes. Sentinel lymph node biopsy provides an opportunity to stage breast carcinoma patients more accurately and to modify subsequent treatment. One of the most exciting current roles of sentinel lymph node biopsy is the ability to stage patients intraoperatively, allowing a one-step axillary lymph node dissection if the sentinel lymph node contains metastatic carcinoma. Currently, intraoperative evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes is performed using imprint cytology with or without rapid cytokeratin staining, frozen sectioning with or without rapid cytokeratin staining, scrape preparations, or some combination of these techniques. We review the relative strengths and weaknesses of these different methodologies. A great deal of controversy exists regarding the management of patients with metastatic breast carcinoma, particularly those patients with occult and micrometastatic disease. These issues are beyond the scope of this article.
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- Andrew J Creager
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Schrenk P, Rehberger W, Shamiyeh A, Wayand W. Sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer: does the number of sentinel nodes removed have an impact on the accuracy of finding a positive node? J Surg Oncol 2002; 80:130-6. [PMID: 12115795 DOI: 10.1002/jso.10112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The number of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) removed during biopsy may have an impact on the accuracy of finding a positive SLN. This study investigated various factors to determine if they had any significant correlation with the number of SLNs found during biopsy. In patients with positive SLNs, the nodes were then analyzed to determine which SLN contained metastasis. METHODS For 263 patients with breast cancer who successfully underwent SLN biopsy, parameters such as tumor size, histologic characteristics, differentiation, and receptor status, patient age, breast quadrant, type of surgery, mapping with blue dye only or with radiocolloid, and whether biopsy was performed before or after tumorectomy were prospectively collected. These factors were analyzed to determine whether they had any significant correlation to the number of removed lymph nodes. Positive SLNs were ranked in the order they were removed and examined for which node contained the metastasis. RESULTS During biopsy, a mean of 1.8 (range, 1-5) SLNs were found. The SLNs were negative in 158 patients and positive in 105. The number of SLNs removed was comparable between node-negative and node-positive patients, and none of the parameters analyzed was significantly related to the number of SLNs removed. Of the 105 patients with a positive SLN, the first SLN independently predicted the pathologic status of the axilla in 96 patients (91.4%; 95% CI 86.1-96.8), and the first and second SLN independently predicted the status in 104 patients (99%; 95% CI 97.2-100). Only one of 105 patients had metastasis in the third SLN removed. CONCLUSION The pathologic status of the axilla was independently determined by removal of the first or first and second SLN in 99% of patients; removal of more than three SLNs did not increase the accuracy of finding a positive node.
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- Peter Schrenk
- Second Department of Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Laparoscopy, AKH Linz, Austria.
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Cataliotti L, Calabrese C, Orzalesi L. The response of the surgeon to changing patterns in breast cancer diagnosis. Eur J Cancer 2001; 37 Suppl 7:S19-31. [PMID: 11887990 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)80004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- L Cataliotti
- Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, University of Florence, Italy
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Horenblas S. Lymphadenectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. Part 1: diagnosis of lymph node metastasis. BJU Int 2001; 88:467-72. [PMID: 11589659 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.00380.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- S Horenblas
- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Diest PJ, Torrenga H, Meijer S, Meijer CJ. Pathologic analysis of sentinel lymph nodes. SEMINARS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2001; 20:238-45. [PMID: 11523109 DOI: 10.1002/ssu.1039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The sentinel lymph node (SLN) procedure enables selective targeting of the first draining lymph node, where the initial metastases will form. A negative SLN predicts the absence of tumor metastases in the other regional lymph nodes with a high degree of accuracy. This means that in case of a negative SLN, regional lymph node dissection is no longer necessary. Besides saving patients the significant morbidity associated with lymph node dissection, it will also save costs. Crucial for the success of the SLN procedure is the screening of the SLN for metastases by the pathologist. To this end, several techniques are available such as standard histo- and cytopathological techniques, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and molecular biological techniques. In this paper, the value of these methods for detecting SLN metastases is discussed. Some of these techniques have also appeared to be quite useful for intraoperative evaluation of SLNs. The standard protocol for detection of SLN metastases consists of extensive histopathological investigation including stepped sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and immunohistochemistry. Intraoperative frozen section analysis and imprint cytology of SLNs have been shown to be reasonably reliable for detecting breast cancer metastases in SLNs. Further studies are necessary to establish the role of multiparameter flow cytometry and sophisticated molecular biological techniques such as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in detecting SLN metastases.
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- P J van Diest
- Department of Pathology, VU Medical Center, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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