Utility of breast MRI for mammographically-occult breast cancer in patients presenting with metastatic axillary lymphadenopathy

Author, year	n	MRI-positive, percent	Histologic diagnosis of breast cancer
Morris, E; 1997	12	9 (75)	8
Brenner, R; 1997	4	4 (100)	4
Tilanus-Linthorst, M; 1997	4	4 (100)	4
Schorn, C; 1999	14^¶	9 (64)	6/9
Henry-Tillman, R; 1999	10	8 (80)	8
Olson, J; 2000	40	28 (70)	21/22*
Obdeijn, I; 2000	20	8 (40)	8
Fourquet, A; 2004	15	14 (93)	9/11
Buchanan, C; 2005	69	42 (76)	26/42 MRI+
Buchanan, C; 2005	69	42 (76)	4/12 MRI–

* Number of patients with confirmed MRI findings at the time of surgery.
¶ Included six axillary nodal metastases, one supraclavicular nodal metastases, three bone metastases, three liver metastases, and one lung metastases with an unknown primary.

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