Fat-enlarged axillary lymph nodes are associated with node-positive breast cancer in obese patients.

Roberta M diFlorio-AlexanderQingyuan SongDennis DwanJudith A Austin-StrohbehnKristen E MullerWilliam B KinlawTodd A MacKenzieMargaret R KaragasSaeed Hassanpour

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2021)

Fat expansion of axillary lymph nodes was associated with a high likelihood of axillary metastases in obese women with invasive breast cancer independent of BMI and tumor characteristics.

Keyphrases

lymph node
obese patients
positive breast cancer
bariatric surgery
adipose tissue
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
weight loss
body mass index
fatty acid
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
early stage
young adults