Plasma <scp>d</scp>-Dimer Levels in Operable Breast Cancer Patients Correlate With Clinical Stage and Axillary Lymph Node Status

Abstract

Plasma D-dimer levels were markers of lymphovascular invasion, clinical stage, and lymph node involvement in operable breast cancer. This correlation suggests that detectable fibrin degradation, as measured by plasma D-dimer, is a clinically important marker for lymphovascular invasion and early tumor metastasis in operable breast cancer.