Comparative study between ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes and sentinel lymph node histopathology in early-stage breast cancer

  • Authors:
    • Lívio Portela Cardoso‑Coelho
    • Rafael Soares Borges
    • Airlane Pereira Alencar
    • Larysse Maira Cardoso‑Campos‑Verdes
    • João Paulo da Silva‑Sampaio
    • Umbelina Soares Borges
    • Luiz Henrique Gebrim
    • Benedito Borges da Silva
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  • Published online on: March 7, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5817
  • Pages: 3299-3302
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Abstract

The replacement of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) by ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (US‑guided FNA) cytology of axillary lymph nodes is controversial, despite the simplicity and reduced cost of the latter. In the present study, US‑guided FNA was performed in 27 patients with early‑stage breast cancer for comparison with SNB. Data were analyzed by calculation of sample proportions. Tumor subtypes included invasive ductal carcinoma (85%), invasive lobular carcinoma (7%), and tubular and metaplastic carcinoma (4%). FNA had a sensitivity of 45%, specificity of 100%, positive predictive value of 100% and a negative predictive value of 73%. Axillary lymph node cytology obtained by US guided‑FNA in patients with breast cancer had a specificity similar to that of sentinel lymph node histopathology in the presence of axillary node metastases. However, when lymph node cytology is negative, it does not exclude the existence of metastatic implants, due to its low sensitivity in comparison to sentinel lymph node histopathology.
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Cardoso‑Coelho LP, Borges RS, Alencar AP, Cardoso‑Campos‑Verdes LM, da Silva‑Sampaio JP, Borges US, Gebrim LH and da Silva BB: Comparative study between ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes and sentinel lymph node histopathology in early-stage breast cancer. Oncol Lett 13: 3299-3302, 2017
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Cardoso‑Coelho, L.P., Borges, R.S., Alencar, A.P., Cardoso‑Campos‑Verdes, L.M., da Silva‑Sampaio, J.P., Borges, U.S. ... da Silva, B.B. (2017). Comparative study between ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes and sentinel lymph node histopathology in early-stage breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 13, 3299-3302. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5817
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Cardoso‑Coelho, L. P., Borges, R. S., Alencar, A. P., Cardoso‑Campos‑Verdes, L. M., da Silva‑Sampaio, J. P., Borges, U. S., Gebrim, L. H., da Silva, B. B."Comparative study between ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes and sentinel lymph node histopathology in early-stage breast cancer". Oncology Letters 13.5 (2017): 3299-3302.
Chicago
Cardoso‑Coelho, L. P., Borges, R. S., Alencar, A. P., Cardoso‑Campos‑Verdes, L. M., da Silva‑Sampaio, J. P., Borges, U. S., Gebrim, L. H., da Silva, B. B."Comparative study between ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes and sentinel lymph node histopathology in early-stage breast cancer". Oncology Letters 13, no. 5 (2017): 3299-3302. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5817