[Breast cancer and lymph node metastasis: relation of lymph node dimensions and metastasis]

Pathologica. 2000 Feb;92(1):5-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The Authors have examined 1159 lymph nodes obtained from 64 cases of breast carcinoma to value the presence of a correlation between the insurgence of metastases and lymph node dimensions. Metastases were more frequent in larger lymph nodes. Nevertheless, metastases were also present in small (< 5 mm) or very small (< 2 mm) lymph nodes. This indicates the importance to carefully examine small lymph nodes during gross examination and to obtain multiple sections from them.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging