Reliability of predicting low-burden (≤ 2) positive axillary lymph nodes indicating sentinel lymph node biopsy in primary operable breast cancer - a retrospective comparative study with PET/CT and breast MRI.
Chayanee Sae-LimWen-Pei WuMing-Che ChangHung-Wen LaiShu-Tian ChenChen-Te ChouChiung-Ying LiaoHsin-I HuangShou-Tung ChenDar-Ren ChenChe-Lun HungPublished in: World journal of surgical oncology (2024)
PET/CT and breast MRI exhibit high predictive values for identifying low-burden axillary metastasis in patients with operable breast cancer with ≦ 2 positive ALNs on imaging.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- contrast enhanced
- early stage
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- high resolution
- diffusion weighted imaging
- ultrasound guided
- risk factors
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell carcinoma
- locally advanced
- mass spectrometry
- radiation therapy
- young adults
- fluorescence imaging
- rectal cancer