Prevalence of Distant Metastases in High-Risk Operable Breast Cancer (HROBC) pT1-2 N2a or Higher at Diagnosis.

Indian J Surg Oncol · 2025 · PMC12052960 · PMID 40337053

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However, there is a clear trend towards doubling of risk of metastases (11.4% versus 5.6%, p = NS) when 10 or more LNs are positive in the axilla as against 4–9 LNs positive.

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