Survival After Contralateral Axillary Metastasis in Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite stage IV categorization, survival outcomes for breast cancer patients who experience contralateral axillary lymph node metastasis (CAM) remain uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes for patients with metachronous CAM to provide insights into its prognosis and treatment recommendations.

Methods

This study retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients who underwent curative surgery for breast cancer and experienced CAM as the first site of distant metastasis (DM) during the follow-up period between January 2001 and April 2023. Survival outcomes of the CAM patients were compared with those of breast cancer patients with other DM via propensity score-matching (PSM).

Results

The study identified 40 breast cancer patients

SUBMITTER: Jung JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236886 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature