AIM The aim of this study was to determine factors that predict non-sentinel axillary lymph nodes (NSLNs) metastases in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel node biopsy (SLNB). MATERIAL OF STUDY We reviewed the records of a consecutive series of 176 breast cancer patients who underwent SLNB at our institution. From the database we analysed those cases with one or more positive sentin...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the role of core needle biopsy of axillary lymph nodes with suspected metastases from breast cancer and to correlate the imaging and histologic findings. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively studied 74 patients diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of axillary lymph nodes with characteristics suggestive of metastases on ultraso...

It is still a matter of debate whether sentinel node biopsy might replace neck dissection in patients with clinically negative neck lymph nodes who suffer from oral squamous cell carcinoma. In 30 patients (26 male, 4 female, average age 59.4 years) with oral squamous cell carcinoma we performed ultrasound guided punction of the lymph nodes which were lymphoscintigraphically seen together with h...

OBJECTIVE A causal relationship between removal of circumflex iliac nodes distal to the external iliac nodes (CINDEIN) and lower leg edema has been recently suggested. The aim of this study was to elucidate the incidence of CINDEIN metastasis in cervical cancer. METHODS A retrospective chart review was carried out for 531 patients with cervical cancer who underwent lymph node dissection betwe...

Any diagnostic method for detection of occult metastases in sentinel lymph node (SLN) could change postoperative therapeutic management. In this study, we attempted to evaluate the usefulness of immunohistochemical (IHC) studies for histopathological SLN examination and their impact on the diagnosis of metastatic lesions. Analyzed data concerned 1358 breast cancer patients referred for sentinel...

INTRODUCTION Lymph node metastases are the most significant prognostic factors in patients with breast carcinoma. A positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is followed by an axillary lymph node (ALN) dissection. In sentinel lymph node negative cases the risk of positive non-sentinel ALN is very low though not absent. The aim of this study was to determine predictive factors for non-sentinel l...

The status of axillary lymph nodes is a key prognostic indicator in patients with breast cancer and helps guide patient management. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is increasingly being used as a less morbid alternative to axillary lymph node dissection. However, when sentinel lymph node biopsy is positive, axillary dissection is typically performed for complete staging and local control. Axillary u...

The sixth and newest edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for breast cancer now defines axillary sentinel lymph nodes with micrometastatic deposits 0.2 mm in diameter or smaller as node-negative. The aim of this study was to determine how this new classification scheme would affect axillary sentinel lymph node positivity, false-negative rate, and overall accur...

AIM Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip is a common oral malignancy. Lymph node metastasis occurs lately in the natural history of the disease but it is associated with poor outcome. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an option that determines the potentially affected lymph nodes especially in clinically negative-node patients. The study aims to determine the feasibility of SLNB as a rel...