Can we identify the group of small invasive (T1a,b) breast cancers with minimal risk of axillary lymph node involvement? A pathohistological and DNA flow cytometric study

The goal of this study was to identify a group of small (≤1 cm) breast cancers (T1a,b) with a particularly low probability of axillary lymph node metastases, where routine axillary staging may be unnecessary.We retrospectively analyzed 152 T1a,b breast carcinomas with axillary dissection surgically removed at Clinical Ho