Nomograms for Predicting Axillary Lymph Node Status Reconciled With Preoperative Breast Ultrasound Images.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The axillary lymph node (ALN) status of breast cancer patients is an important prognostic indicator. The use of primary breast mass features for the prediction of ALN status is rare. Two nomograms based on preoperative ultrasound (US) images of breast tumors and ALNs were developed for the prediction of ALN status.

Methods

A total of 743 breast cancer cases collected from 2016 to 2019 at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were randomly divided into a training set (n = 523) and a test set (n = 220). A primary tumor feature model (PTFM) and ALN feature model (ALNFM) were separately generated based on tumor features alone, and a combination of features was used for the prediction of ALN status. Logistic regression analysis was used to const

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058421 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature