The Association between Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis and Ki-67 Labeling Index

Koyama, Yu and Ichikawa, Hiroshi and Sakata, Jun and Sakata, Eiko and Tatsuda, Kumiko and Hasegawa, Miki and Toshikawa, Chie and Manba, Naoko and Ikarashi, Mayuko and Wakai, Toshifumi (2013) The Association between Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis and Ki-67 Labeling Index. Advances in Breast Cancer Research, 02 (03). pp. 60-65. ISSN 2168-1589

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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the association between sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis and Ki67 labeling index and to elucidate whether Ki-67 was useful or not for prediction of SLN metastasis in breast cancer. Methods: We identified 343 invasive breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) from 2003 to 2012. The association between SLN status and clinicopathological features, molecular subtypes and Ki-67 labeling index were evaluated. Results: SLN metastasis was detected in 79 patients (23.0%). SLN metastasis was significantly associated with clinical T-stage (p = 0.0003), lymphovascular involvement (LVI) (p < 0.0001). Ki-67 labeling index of primary tumor was significantly lower in SLN positive patients (p = 0.0331), and Ki-67 cut-off point of 7.5% was useful for dividing SLN positive from negative (p = 0.0197). Conclusion: Low value of Ki-67 labeling index, in addition to progression of clinical T-stage and presence of LVI, is significantly associated with SLN metastasis, and it seems to be useful to consider Ki-67 labeling index for SLN metastasis prediction.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Open Research Librarians > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2023 04:44
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2023 05:48
URI: http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/1424

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