Ultrasound Guided Core Biopsy versus Fine Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Axillary Lymphadenopathy in Patients with Breast Cancer
Table 1
Features of population of 95 patients in study cohort.
Number of patients Node positive
Number of patients Node negative
Number of patients Neoadjuvant therapy
Number of patients No chemotherapy
Other*
Number of patients
70
25
47
44
4
Tumor size by imaging
5 mm–1 cm
4 (6)
6 (24)
3 (6)
7 (16)
0 (0)
>1 cm-2 cm
19 (27)
7 (28)
12 (26)
13 (30)
1 (25)
>2 cm–5 cm
36 (51)
11 (44)
25 (53)
20 (45)
2 (50)
>5 cm
11 (16)
1 (4)
7 (15)
4 (9)
1 (25)
Hilus present
51 (73)
22 (88)
34 (72)
36 (82)
3 (75)
Hilus absent
19 (27)
3 (12)
13 (28)
8 (18)
1 (25)
Cortex
2 mm
1 (1)
0 (0)
1 (2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2.1–4 mm
13 (19)
18 (72)
9 (19)
22 (50)
0 (0)
4.1–6 mm
20 (29)
3 (12)
13 (28)
9 (20)
1 (25)
>6 mm
36 (51)
4 (16)
24 (51)
13 (30)
3 (75)
Shape
Normal
21 (30)
9 (36)
13 (28)
17 (39)
0 (0)
Focal bulge
20 (29)
12 (48)
14 (30)
10 (23)
3 (75)
Round
23 (33)
4 (16)
16 (34)
15 (34)
1 (25)
Ill-defined
6 (9)
0 (0)
4 (8)
2 (4)
0 (0)
Number of suspicious nodes
1
31 (44)
14 (56)
18 (38)
24 (55)
3 (75)
2
16 (23)
3 (12)
11 (23)
10 (23)
0 (0)
3
10 (14)
5 (16)
7 (15)
5 (11)
1 (25)
4 or more
13 (19)
3 (12)
11 (24)
5 (11)
0 (0)
Note. Numbers in parentheses are percentages. Percentages are rounded.
*Other: 4 patients were both core and FNA positive but did not have axillary surgery.
