Histology in Breast Cancer Prognosis

Histological sections of the primary tumour and of homolateral axillary lymph nodes from 500 women with operable invasive breast cancer have been examined. The tumours have been graded and the degree of round cell infiltration assessed. These features, together with clinical palpability and patholog...

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Published in:British journal of cancer 1972-04, Vol.26 (2), p.129-138
Main Authors: Champion, H R, Wallace, I W J, Prescott, R J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Axilla - pathology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Breast Neoplasms - mortality
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Cancer Research
Carcinoma - pathology
Drug Resistance
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis
Molecular Medicine
Oncology
original-article
Prognosis
Staining and Labeling
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Summary:Histological sections of the primary tumour and of homolateral axillary lymph nodes from 500 women with operable invasive breast cancer have been examined. The tumours have been graded and the degree of round cell infiltration assessed. These features, together with clinical palpability and pathological involvement of axillary nodes, have been related to survival. It was found that prognosis was worse in patients with a high grade tumour and in those with histological evidence of axillary node spread. Round cell infiltration of the primary tumour did not confer improved survival. The clinical state of the axillary nodes was associated with prognosis in so far that palpable nodes were twice as commonly the seat of metastatic spread as were impalpable nodes.
ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/bjc.1972.19