Micrometastases Breast Cancer. As result of the wide adoption of slnb attention turned into a detailed examination of the biopsied lymph node s and subsequent rise in the incidence of finding lymph node micrometastases. Micromets according to the wiki link definition below are tiny bits of breast cancer that come from the original tumor site.
The study by mittendorf et al1and the associated editorial2published in journal of clinical oncologyrenewed the debate on the prognostic relevance of isolated tumor cells pn0 i and micrometastases pn1mi in sentinel lymph nodes slns from patients with breast cancer. Tjan heijnen md studied about patients with early stage breast cancer and determined if they had micrometastases or isolated tumor cells. A dutch research group led by vivianne.
Consensus is lacking on indications for post mastectomy radiotherapy pmrt in this population.
Statistically the histological status. Tjan heijnen md studied about patients with early stage breast cancer and determined if they had micrometastases or isolated tumor cells. A micrometastasis is a small collection of cancer cells that has been shed from the original tumor and spread to another part of the body through the lymphovascular system. The crux of the issue regarding micro.