Bilateral Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes—Is Epsilateral Internal Mammary Node Treatment Sufficient?

• 作者: Chaitali M. Waghmare
• 来源期刊: 癌症治疗(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: INTERNAL MAMMARY NODES BILATERAL Therapy BREAST Cancer
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（15）
• 页码范围: 1273-1275
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Internal mammary nodes are addressed in high risk group of patients of carcinoma breast. Though there is crossover of lymphatics across the mid-line, only ipsilateral internal mammary nodes are evaluated or treated. Considering the negative impact on survival of patients with inner quadrant tumor, do we need to treat bilateral internal mammary nodes?