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Risk factors for axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer

Eray Kurnaz, Bilgin Celebi, Banu Karapolat, Huseyin Eken, Uzer Kucuktulu.




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Aim: As well as in Turkey as in the rest of the World, breast cancer is an increasing health problem. Although the axillary lymph node dissection is seen as an integral part in the breast cancer treatment, for it provides staging and local control, it also leads to complications and morbidity.
Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the file of 286 patients which operated with breast cancer by January 2006 to January 2017. We researched and tried to find factors that influence the axillary lymph nodes.
Results: At 166 patientsÂ’ axillary lymph nodes has been found (58%). Literature shows factors that have a positive effect on axillary lymph node; age of patients, tumor location, and tumor histopathology and tumor size. We evaluated the above stated parameters with statistical systems.
Conclusion: Tumor size which is larger than 2 cm and invasive ductal carcinoma histopathology are risk factors on the axillary lymph node metastases.

Key words: Breast cancer; lymph node; risk factors.






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