Open AccessDoes the Presence of Cytokeratin Positive Individual Tumor Cells (N0(I+)) in Sentinel Lymph Nodes Affect Clinical Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Author(s) -
Jamie M. Smith,
Charles E. Leonard,
Dennis L. Carter,
Shan Tole
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
breast cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1314
DOI - 10.2147/bctt.s318197
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , axilla , surgical oncology , axillary lymph nodes , sentinel node , sentinel lymph node , primary tumor , radiology , mastectomy , lymph , oncology , cancer , metastasis , surgery , pathology
To report a primary objective clinical outcome of ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence following accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) with N 0(i+) (single tumor cells or clusters <2mm) in sentinel lymph nodes. The secondary objective was to observe any incidence of ipsilateral breast failure.