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Contralateral axillary sentinel lymph node drainage in breast cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Barranger Emmanuel,
Montravers Françoise,
Kerrou Khaldoun,
Marpeau Olivier,
Raileanu Irena,
Antoine Martine,
Noel Talbot Jean,
Uzan Serge
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.20056
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , axillary lymph nodes , sentinel lymph node , axilla , sentinel node , surgery , lymph node , radiology , cancer
Background Since the introduction of sentinel node (SN) mapping in breast cancer, extra‐axillary lymph node sites of breast tumor drainage are discovered in about one‐quarter of cases, especially after intraparenchymal injection. In most such cases, an ipsilateral axillary SN is associated with an extra‐axillary SN. Non visualization of ipsilateral axillary SN and extra‐axillary SN drainage are often associated with an increased risk of axillary involvement. Case We report a case of contralateral axillary SN drainage on lymphoscintigraphy in a breast cancer patient with a history of bilateral reduction mammoplasty and no ipsilateral axillary lymph node involvement. J. Surg. Oncol. 2004;86:167–169. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.