Breast cancer Lymph node metastases
Conditions
Interventions
MRI of the lymph nodes in the axilla with gadofosveset contrast agent.
Sponsors
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Female patient with histopathologically confirmed breast cancer about to undergo nodal staging. 2. Willing and able to undergo all study procedures 3. Has personally provided written informed consent;Additional inclusion criteria for 2nd axilla-MRI 1. Patient treated with neo-adjuvant therapy 2. Indication for ALND after neo-adjuvant therapy as result of regular treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter will be the accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, NPV and PPV) of the MRL in predicting the involvement of metastases in the investigated lymph nodes. We will compare the results of the MRL with the pathological results of a negative SLNB or the ALND. In cases with a positive MRL and negative SLNB, we will investigate if the MRL is really wrong, or that we probably found a case of a false negative SNLB procedure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| n.a. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed