Lymphatic Invasion, Tumor Size, and Age Are Independent Predictors of Axillary Lymph Node Metastases in Women With T1 Breast Cancers

Abstract

Axillary lymph node metastases are most significantly related to lymphatic invasion in the primary tumor, followed, in order of significance, by tumor size and patient age. Axillary nodal metastases should be suspected in the presence of lymphatic invasion of large tumors in young patients.