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Article: Thoracoscopic sentinel node biopsy useful in internal mammary node staging.(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
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- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- April 8, 2003
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2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoracoscopic sentinel node biopsy is useful for internal mammary node staging.
According to recent research from Japan, "Sentinel node (SN) biopsy has changed the management of breast cancer. This pilot study assessed the utility of lymphatic mapping and thoracoscopic SN biopsy for internal mammary node (IMN) staging."
"Forty-nine breast cancer patients underwent lymphatic mapping using 99mTc-tin colloid. Patients with IMSNs underwent thoracoscopic biopsy. Lymphoscintigraphy showed IMSNs in 15 of 49 cases (31%). The incidence of IMN drainage was related to age and tumor location; 50% of patients younger than ...