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Table 3 Patients with positive nodes

From: Ductal carcinoma in situ and sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer

 

Age

Clinical presentation

Histology

Comedonecrosis

Number of positive nodes

Size of metastasis in nodes

Lymphatic permeation

Tumor dislocation

1

46

US-detected mass

Pure DCIS

no

2

macro

None

none

2

48

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

no

1

micro

Present

yes

3

29

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

yes

1

micro

Present

yes

4

48

Nipple discharge

IDC predominant invasive lesion

no

1

micro

None

yes

5

54

Calcification on MMG

IDC predominant invasive lesion

no

1

ND

None

none

6

45

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

yes

2

macro

None

none

7

45

Calcification on MMG

IDC predominant invasive lesion

yes

1

micro

None

none

8

53

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

no

2

micro

None

none

9

54

Nipple discharge

IDC predominant invasive lesion

yes

1

macro

None

none

10

65

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

yes

1

macro

None

none

11

50

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

yes

1

macro

None

none

12

44

Palpable mass

IDC predominant invasive lesion

no

1

micro

None

yes

  1. Abbreviations: US; Ultrasonography, MMG; Mammography, ND; Not Determined