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ArticleCancers2025

Evaluating Tumor Size to Ki67 Proliferation Index Ratio for Optimizing Surgical Axillary Treatment Decisions in Breast Cancer Patients.

Marco Pellicciaro, Marco Materazzo, Alice Bertolo, Federico Tacconi, Sebastiano Angelo Bastone, Francesco Calicchia, Denisa Eskiu, Enrica Toscano, Amir Sadri, Michele Treglia and 5 more

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Marco PellicciaroBreast Unit Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9557-2850
Marco MaterazzoBreast Unit Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3599-061X
Alice BertoloBreast Unit Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Federico TacconiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Sebastiano Angelo BastoneUnit of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Francesco CalicchiaBreast Unit Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-1784-6730
Denisa EskiuFaculty of Medicine, Università Cattolica Nostra Signora Del Buon Consiglio, 1000 Tirana, Albania.ORCID 0009-0003-2333-4441
Enrica ToscanoMedical Oncology Unit, Department of Human Pathology "G. Barresi", University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-2362-764X
Amir SadriPlastic Surgery, Great Ormond Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Michele TregliaDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9434-2604
Massimiliano BerrettaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9837-9148
Benedetto LongoPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Valerio CervelliPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Oreste Claudio BuonomoBreast Unit Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Gianluca VanniBreast Unit Policlinico Tor Vergata, Department of Surgical Science, Tor Vergata University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3006-5855

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advancements in breast cancer surgery, the decision-making process for axillary treatment remains complex, necessitating new predictors like the tumor size to Ki67 proliferation index ratio. Intraoperative examination of the sentinel lymph node is performed to reduce the risk of a secondary surgery. Several studies have demonstrated that even in the presence of moderate nodal involvement, local disease control can be achieved by omitting axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). The aim of our retrospective study is to compare patients subjected to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) with or without intraoperative evaluation. This study included patients with breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery and SNLB. Of the 551 patients, 333 (60.4%) underwent an SNLB intraoperative evaluation (SLNB-IE), while 218 (39.6%) underwent sentinel lymph node dissection diagnostic evaluation (SLNB-DE). Our analysis revealed that the tumor size to Ki67 ratio is an independent predictive factor for axillary tumor burden, suggesting its utility in surgical decision-making. A secondary ALND was performed in 2 (0.6%) vs. 7 (2.8%),

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axillary lymph node dissectionbreast cancernodal burden disease: de-escalationSNLB intraoperative evaluation

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PMID40075646
PMCPMC11898471

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