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    Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer: Is Size Related to Metastatic Involvement? (2000)
    Springer
    World journal of surgery 24 (2000), S. 546-550 
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    ISSN: 1432-2323
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. Usually when using imaging procedures, such as axillary mammography or ultrasonography, a cutoff level of 5 mm for lymph node size is postulated to be not only the limit of lymph node visibility but also a sign of metastatic involvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether this assumption, used as a basic hypothesis in many reports, is true. A series of 72 axillary specimens from 71 breast carcinoma patients operated at the university hospital of Vienna were analyzed. A comparison of histologically noninvolved axillary specimens with those showing metastatic involvement revealed that the two groups did not differ significantly according to the number or size of lymph nodes per axilla. For lymph nodes 〈5 mm the probability of being metastatically involved was still 10%. Enlarged lymph nodes (5–20 mm) had a slightly higher risk of being malignant (20%). In contrast, the probability of metastatic involvement for lymph nodes 〉20 mm was only 40%. We suggest that many reports dealing with the prediction of malignancy in axillary lymph nodes may have used misleading basic assumptions, so the results of these studies must be viewed critically.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002689910088
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    A head-to-head comparison between technetium-99m-tetrofosmin and technetium-99m-MIBI scintigraphy to evaluate suspicious breast lesions (1999)
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    European journal of nuclear medicine 26 (1999), S. 1553-1559 
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    ISSN: 1619-7089
    Keywords: Key words:Technetium-99m-tetrofosmin ; 99mTc-MIBI ; Breast cancer ; Scintimammography ; Breast tumour diagnosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of technetium-99m-tetrofosmin and technetium-99m-MIBI in a head-to-head comparison. Both radiopharmaceuticals are routinely used for detecting breast cancer. In a prospective, open, diagnostic trial, the two radiopharmaceuticals were administered randomly on different days to the same 101 women suffering from 103 breast tumours. Planar images and single photon emission computer tomography (SPET) were performed. After histological examination of the tumours, sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive value were compared. 99mTc-tetrofosmin and 99mTc-MIBI showed low sensitivity in planar images (44% vs 46%, respectively). SPET improved sensitivity (70% vs 69%, respectively). Specificity in planar images was 83% and 87%, and it was even lower using SPET (70% vs 78%, respectively). Positive predictive value in planar images was 76% vs 81%, and it was not changed by SPET. Negative predictive value was low in planar images (54% vs 57%, respectively), but it was improved by using SPET (65% vs 67%, respectively). In conclusion, 99mTc-tetrofosmin and 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy show similar diagnostic value in assessing suspicious breast lesions.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002590050494
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    99m-Tc-tetrofosmin scintigraphy for the evaluation of suspicious palpable and non-palpable breast lesions (2000)
    Springer
    Breast cancer research and treatment 62 (2000), S. 253-258 
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    ISSN: 1573-7217
    Keywords: breast cancer ; 99m-Tc-tetrofosmin ; whole-body scintigraphy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Purpose.To assess the value of 99m-Tc-tetrofosmin (tetrofosmin) scintigraphy in patients with palpable and non-palpable breast lesions. Patients and methods.Prospective, blinded trial. One hundred and fifty-nine consecutive patients with 163 breast lesions detected by clinical examination and mammography were included. Tetrofosmin scintigraphy of the breast was performed additionally to the regular diagnostic procedure. Using histologic assessment as the golden standard, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value for tetrofosmin scintigraphy of the breast were assessed. Results.Overall sensitivity and specificity were 82% and 84%. The sensitivity for palpable tumors (65%) was 93% compared to 62% for non-palpable breast lesions. Malignant lesions were nearly twice as big as benign lesions (31.5 mm± 2.4 vs. 16.9 mm ± 2.4). Specificity, positive and negative predictive value (84%, 89%, and 66%) did not differ significantly in palpable versus non-palpable tumors. Of malignant tumors 18% were found false negative by tetrofosmin scintigraphy. Conclusion.The results suggest that tetrofosmin scintigraphy is a valuable tool for the evaluation of palpable breast cancer. In patients with non-palpable tumors, tetrofosmin scintigraphy may not add to the work-up of patients with breast cancer due to a low sensitivity rate.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006442622417
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