The Chen-Dai Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Metastasis Prediction Tool uses a multimodal fusion deep learning model integrating clinical, imaging, and pathology data to estimate the probability that a breast cancer patient's sentinel lymph node may contain metastatic disease. This tool is for general health information and academic research purposes only.

This tool has not been reviewed or approved by any regulatory agencies and is not intended for use as a medical device. It is not to be used as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any health condition or problem. Users should not rely on any resulting information for their own health problems. Outputs are estimates based on survival models built from clinical databases of breast cancer patients and may not apply to a given individual. A licensed clinician should always be consulted for any health problem(s) or medical condition(s).

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Chen-Dai SLN Metastasis Prediction Result

This tool can be used to help newly diagnosed breast cancer patients assess the likelihood that their breast cancer has spread to the sentinel lymph nodes (SLN). It integrates clinical features (age, tumor characteristics, staging), imaging measurements (ultrasound, mammography, MRI), and pathology findings (tumor type, grade, receptor status) to generate a predicted probability. All fields marked with * are required.

Predicted Probability of SLN Metastasis

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0 Low Risk 0.5 High Risk 1

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About This Prediction

This tool helps clinicians and patients to accurately predict the likelihood that a patient's breast cancer has spread to the sentinel lymph nodes. The model was developed using a multimodal fusion deep learning architecture that integrates 35 clinical features and 20 pathological features extracted from a cohort of breast cancer patients. The calculated estimates include the risk of any tumor cells being found in the sentinel lymph nodes, including isolated tumor cells detected only on immunohistochemistry. Predictions are generated by processing clinical data (age, breast side, tumor count and location, cT stage, axillary ultrasound findings, and Chen-Dai distance), imaging measurements (ultrasound, mammography, and MRI tumor dimensions, calcification status, breast density), and pathological information (tumor type, histological grade, ER, PR, HER2, LVI, and Ki67 status) through the trained neural network. This tool is intended for academic and research use only and should not be used as a substitute for clinical judgment.

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