Prediction of lymph node metastasis by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in T1 breast cancer.

Koji TakadaShinichiro KashiwagiYuka AsanoWataru GotoRika KouhashiAkimichi YabumotoTamami MorisakiMasatsune ShibutaniTsutomu TakashimaHisakazu FujitaKosei HirakawaMasaichi Ohira

Published in: BMC cancer (2020)

Our results suggest a correlation between lymph node metastasis and tumor immune-microenvironment in cT1 breast cancer. TIL density may be a predictor of SLNM in breast cancer without lymph node metastasis on preoperative imaging.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
stem cells
computed tomography
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
breast cancer risk
image quality
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging