A 3-Dimensional Mapping Analysis of Regional Nodal Recurrences in Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The primary goal was to map the anatomic pattern of isolated nodal recurrences (NR) in the supraclavicular (SCV), axillary, and internal mammary nodes (IMNs) in patients with breast cancer treated with curative-intent surgery with or without radiation therapy (RT). Secondary objectives were to assess clinical and pathologic factors associated with patterns of NR and survival rates.

Methods and materials

Patients with NR after treatment at a single cancer center during 1998 to 2013 were identified. Patients with prior distant metastases or NR without correlative imaging were excluded. All NRs were overlaid onto representative axial computed tomographic images. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify clinical and pathologic characteristics associated with NR.

SUBMITTER: DeSelm C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8135107 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature