Axillary nodal involvement by primary tumor features in early breast cancer: an analysis of 2600 patients

Primary tumor characteristics, which are readily available to all clinicians, may aid in selecting the optimal adjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer (BC). Herein, we investigated the relationship between tumor size, hormone receptor and HER2 status, Ki67 and age with axillary lymph node metastases (ALNM) in early-BC patients. We analyzed data on consecutive 2600 early-BC cases collected in the registry of Fondazione IRCC Istituto...