Sentinel nodes scintigraphy of the internal mammary chain in breast cancer

Giovanni Paganelli; Giuseppe Viale; Umberto Veronesi

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01899-5

Sentinel nodes scintigraphy of the internal mammary chain in breast cancer

Giovanni Paganelli, Giuseppe Viale, Umberto Veronesi

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

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Abstract

Internal mammary chain lymphnodes (IMNs) were studied by lymphoscintigraphy and biopsy in 100 breast cancer patients to assess: (i) if a deep injection can visualize the IMNs in a high percentage of cases (ii) to determine how often IMNs are metastatic. More than 60% of patients showed IMNs uptake. Surgical sampling proved simple and risks insignificant. Five positive IMN cases migrated from NO/N1 to N3, prompting treatment modification. It is unclear whether this additional information can lead to better survival.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	110-113
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	497
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01899-5
Publication status	Published - Jan 21 2003

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Keywords

Breast cancer
Internal mammary chain
Sentinel node

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Instrumentation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Paganelli, G., Viale, G., & Veronesi, U. (2003). Sentinel nodes scintigraphy of the internal mammary chain in breast cancer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 497(1), 110-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01899-5

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