Abstract

SANCHEZ, Renata et al. Cáncer de mama detección de células  tumorales aisladas en médula ósea relación con factores pronósticos. Rev. venez. oncol. [online]. 2008, vol.20, n.1, pp.2-10. ISSN 0798-0582.

OBJECTIVES: The presence of isolated tumor cells in non metastatic breast cancer patients has been reported in the international literature, however its prognostic values is actually not clear. The present work is the first national report to determinate these find and his incidence in our patients, the objetive was to determine the relationship between this isolated tumour cells and the knowing prognostic factors. METHODS: We analyzed the bone marrow of 40 patients with non metastatic breast cancer whom accede to the breast cancer department consult of the “Dr. Luis Razetti” Oncology Institute, between the years January 2005 and April 2006. The specimens were analized with hematoxilin-eosin and an inmunohystochemistry with the application of the anticytokeratin antiboides and the determination of the relationship between the presence of isolated tumor cells and known prognostic factors was established. RESULTS: Of the studied patients the bone marrow study reported isolated tumour cells in 8 % of the patients and this finding was statistically related with the tumour size, the pathological stage and the hormonal receptors status. During the following time no systemic recurrence was reported in our patients. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with non metastatic breast cancer it is possible to detect isolated tumor cells in bone marrow and this finding seems to be related with some known prognostic factos, however the impact of this new element in the prognosis of the patients and its utility in the therapeutic decisions making needs to be defined.

Keywords : Breast; cancer; bone marrow,; prognostic factors.