Skip to main content

All Access Subscription

Get unlimited access to our full publication and article library.

Get Access Now

Interested in Group Sales? Learn more

In a retrospective review of 267 patients evaluated at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center with apparent early-stage, node-negative breast cancer, 15% were found to harbor "occult" metastases upon more intensive scrutiny of the axillary node specimens. In this series, long-term follow-up indicates that such discovery was not associated with a greater frequency of recurrence or poorer survival.

Occult Axillary Node Metastasis in Early-stage Breast Cancer: Important or Not?