Clinical Evaluation Versus Pathological Findings of Axillary Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Carcinoma

Abstract

This thesis was designed to study the axillary lymph node status in

50 patients with breast carcinoma, and comparing clinical assessment to pathological findings, also to show the value of complete axillary dissection. The age of the patients ranged from 30 to 70 years with average age 50.2 + 9.7 years. 16 (32%) patients had a history of early age of menarche below 13 years. The non-married women were the commonest group affected by breast cancer (32%) followed by the nulliparous women (28%). Women have more than 3 children were the least affected (14%) .