Models for Predicting Sentinel and Non-sentinel Lymph Nodes Based on Pre-operative Ultrasonic Breast Imaging to Optimize Axillary Strategies

Axillary strategy decisions have become more complex and controversial in considering minimally traumatic therapy instead of sentinel lymph node biopsy, axillary lymph node dissection or regional nodal irradiation for people with breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to noninvasively predict sentinel lymph node (SLN) and non-sentinel lymph node (NSLN) status based on pre-operative sonographic and clinicopathologic features to determine optimal decisions regarding axillary therapy. In total, 701 patients with breast cancer from two independent centers were retrospectively analyzed.

https://www.umbjournal.org/article/S0301-5629(21)00290-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - August 3, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Dongmei Liu, Xia Li, Yujia Lan, Lei Zhang, Tong Wu, Hao Cui, Ziyao Li, Ping Sun, Peng Tian, Jiawei Tian Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research