Reappraisal of internal mammary node metastases as a prognostic factor in patients with breast cancer

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 68; no. 9; pp. 1918 - 1925
• Main Authors: Noguchi, Masakuni, Ohta, Nagayoshi, Koyasaki, Naohiro, Taniya, Takao, Miyazaki, Itsuo, Mizukami, Yuji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.1991
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - genetics; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - secondary; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - surgery; Adult; Aged; Axilla; Breast - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - secondary; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Carcinoma - genetics; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - secondary; Carcinoma - surgery; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - genetics; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - pathology; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - secondary; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating - surgery; DNA, Neoplasm - analysis; Female; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymphatic Metastasis; Mastectomy, Extended Radical; Mastectomy, Modified Radical; Menopause; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Ploidies; Prognosis; Survival Rate

Clinical, histologic, and biologic prognostic factors were examined in 144 patients with invasive breast cancer. It was determined whether variable prognostic factors, especially internal mammary lymph node metastases, would serve as a basis for the prognosis of breast cancer. In a univariate study,...