Preoperative lymph node metastasis risk assessment in invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: development of a machine learning-based predictive model with a web-based calculator.

Journal: World journal of surgical oncology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) is a rare subtype of breast cancer characterized by a high risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM). The study aimed to identify predictors of LNM and to develop a machine learning (ML)-based risk prediction model for patients with breast IMPC.

Authors

  • Yan Zhang
    Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, China.
  • Nan Wang
    Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
  • Yuxin Qiu
    School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
  • Yingxiao Jiang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China.
  • Peiyan Qin
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China.
  • Xiaoxiao Wang
    Centers for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
  • Yang Li
    Occupation of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
  • Xiangdi Meng
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China. xiangdi_meng0211@163.com.
  • Furong Hao
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China. hkc515@163.com.