Breast Imaging: Correlation Between Axillary Lymph Nodes Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Pathological Lymphovascular Invasion in Patients With Invasive Breast Cancer

In cases of invasive breast cancer, the ADC value of the ipsilateral enlarged axillary LNs assessed on pre-operative MRI, and Ki-67 status of the tumor were significantly correlated to the LVI status on histopathological assessment. This ADC value may be useful as a predictor of axillary LN involvement, metastasis, and prognosis in invasive breast cancer.