Association between fat-infiltrated axillary lymph nodes on screening mammography and cardiometabolic disease.
Qingyuan SongRoberta M diFlorio-AlexanderSohum D PatelRyan T SiebergMichael J MargronSaif M AnsariMargaret R KaragasTodd A MackenzieSaeed HassanpourPublished in: Obesity science & practice (2022)
Fat-infiltrated axillary LNs visualized on screening mammograms were associated with the prevalence of T2DM. If further validated, fat-infiltrated axillary LNs may represent a novel imaging biomarker of T2DM in women undergoing screening mammography.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- sentinel lymph node
- adipose tissue
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- ultrasound guided
- fatty acid
- contrast enhanced
- high resolution
- risk factors
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- glycemic control
- rectal cancer
- weight loss
- breast cancer risk