IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy351HealthcareRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLINICALLY PALPABLE AXILLARY LYMPH NODE AND HISTOLOGICAL POSITIVITY FOR METASTASIS AND MANAGEMENT IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS S.Deepak DavidCHSadhan KumarAroulT. TirouSmileRobinson3335This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to find out the relationship between clinically palpable axillary lymph node and histological positivity for metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Method: This is a prospective study of 50 patients who underwent mastectomy with axillary clearance between august 2007 to august 2009 were evaluated. The clinically palpable lymph nodes, number of lymph node retrieved and histological positivity were studied. Results: Out of 50 patients, in 31(62%) patients axillary lymph node were palpable. The number of lymph nodes retrieved varied from 3-13. Among these patients with clinically palpable axillary lymph nodes, in 87% of patients these lymph nodes showed metastasis. Conclusion: Routine Axillary Lymph node dissection (ALND) in clinically node positive patients is useful for determining histological status and also as a therapeutic procedure.

Axillary lymph nodal status Routine Axillary Lymph node dissection