Intramammary lymph node: prognostic relevance in breast cancer and what to do to axillary nodes

  • Cláudia Isabel da Silva Araújo Interna Complementar de Cirurgia Geral; Serviço de Oncologia Cirúrgica Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil – Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
  • José Luis Rosas Fougo Assistente Graduado de Cirurgia Geral; Serviço de Oncologia Cirúrgica Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil – Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal

Abstract

In the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy for nodal staging in primary breast cancer, extra axillary nodes metastases raises many new controversies. One case of single metastasis in intramammary lymph node (IntraMN) is discussed according to the sentinel node (SN) concept.

Keywords: Breast cancer, Intramammary node, Sentinel node. 

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Published
2008-06-28
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ARAÚJO, Cláudia Isabel da Silva; FOUGO, José Luis Rosas. Intramammary lymph node: prognostic relevance in breast cancer and what to do to axillary nodes. Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia, [S.l.], n. 5, p. 45-47, june 2008. ISSN 2183-1165. Available at: <https://revista.spcir.com/index.php/spcir/article/view/256>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024.
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No 5 (2008): Junho 2008 - II Série
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