Clinical character of lymph node metastases in breast cancer / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical character of axillary node involvement(ANI) in breast carcinoma and provide a theory evidence for breast-conserving therapy. Methods 200 cases of breast cancer from 2000 to 2005 in our hospital were analyzed and were divided into two groups according to the states of ANI or not. The datas about its tumor size,course of disease,axillary lymph node palpared were regiscered. Results When the tumor size 5cm,ANI decreased 26.8% ,when the tumor surgery inside the three months the ANI were 57.1 %. Conclusion Lower ANI rate is related with that the tumor small,after discovered and surgery at once,the axillary lymph node non-palpated and the tumor resected at outpatient department.