Long-term Outcomes of Early Breast Cancer Stratified by Axillary Ultrasound Assessment
The low suspicion and fine-needle aspiration biopsy-negative group had poorer prognostic biomarkers, leading to differences in recurrence but not in overall survival. The preoperative ALN status did not affect survival rates. Even in patients with cT2 and low suspicion of ALN, the rate of three or more metastatic ALNs was low, suggesting that further axillary surgery may not be necessary if two or fewer metastatic lymph nodes are found in the sentinel lymph node.
Authors
- Hyung-Seok Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8082-0751)
- Seho Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8089-2755)
- Jee Ye Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-4410)
- Suk Jun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3839-5071)
- Kwang Hyun Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4071-3211)
- Jee Hyun Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4176-3277)
- Seung Il Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6902-791X)
Institutions
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Gangneung Asan Hospital (KR)
- Catholic Kwandong University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Breast Cancer
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4048/jbc.2024.0259
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00