This study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in detecting axillary lymph node metastases in women with breast cancer and atopic dermatitis. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 91 breast cancer patients with a history of atopic dermatitis and compared the dimensions of the lymph nodes on ultrasonographic images of women with and without lymph node metastases diagnosed using histology. Using a major-axis length of ≥5 mm, a short-axis length of ≥5 mm and a cortical thickness of ≥2.3 mm as the criteria for diagnosing axillary lymph node metastases, the specificity was 12.7%, 41.3% and 58.7%, respectively. The low specificity of the ultrasound criteria makes ultrasound unsuitable for diagnosing axillary lymph nodes metastases in breast cancer patients with atopic dermatitis.

本研究评估了超声在检测乳腺癌和特应性皮炎女性腋窝淋巴结转移方面的诊断准确性。我们回顾性地审查了 91 名有特应性皮炎病史的乳腺癌患者的记录，并比较了使用组织学诊断出有和没有淋巴结转移的女性的超声图像上的淋巴结尺寸。以长轴长度≥5 mm、短轴长度≥5 mm和皮质厚度≥2.3 mm作为诊断腋窝淋巴结转移的标准，特异性分别为12.7%、41.3%和58.7%，分别。超声标准的低特异性使得超声不适合诊断患有特应性皮炎的乳腺癌患者的腋窝淋巴结转移。