Analysis of Obesity And Axillary Lymph Nodes on Mammography

Aysegul Akdogan Gemici (Health Science University, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, ISTANBUL.)
Ersoy Bayram (Health Science University, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, ISTANBUL.)
Nigar Gultekin (Health Science University, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, ISTANBUL.)
Ercan Inci (Health Science University, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, ISTANBUL.)

Medical Laboratory Technology Journal
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2019): December

Fat-infiltrated lymph nodes mostly seen on mammograms (MG) of the elderly and obese women. We analyzed the fat infiltration of lymph nodes for its potential use in estimating body mass index (BMI). 2D digital MG of 157 women assessed by one breast radiologist and one radiology resident. For each patient, the largest lymph node chosen as the index by analyzing the medial, lateral oblique (MLO) views. The width and length of the node and the hilum, the cortex, and the Hilo-cortical ratio (HCR) were measured. Breast density was categorized according to the ACR BI-RADS 4th edition and divided into two groups as dense and non-dense. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, overweight as BMI