Left laterality is an independent prognostic factor for metastasis in N3 stage breast cancer

Karatas F., Sahin S., Erdem G. U., ATEŞ Ö., BABACAN T., AKIN S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF BUON, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.851-858, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.851-858
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Development of metastasis in patients with breast cancer (BC) is the most important negative prognostic factor and this process mainly begins with lymphatic involvement. Therefore, axillary, subclavicular, internal mammary or supraclavicular nodal involvement is a crucial step before metastasis. Anatomical differences between the right and left lymphatic drainages of the breasts may significantly affect the rate, site and time to development of distant metastasis. The purpose of this study was to investigate if laterality is an independent prognostic factor for metastasis in N3 breast cancer patients.