Open AccessLymphoscintigraphic Visualization of Internal Mammary Nodes With Subtumoral Injection of Radiocolloid in Patients With Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Kenzo Shimazu,
Yasuhiro Tamaki,
Tetsuya Taguchi,
Kazuyoshi Motomura,
Hideo Inaji,
Hiroki Koyama,
Tsutomu Kasugai,
Akira Wada,
Shinzaburo Noguchi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000055226.89022.90
Subject(s) - medicine , axilla , breast cancer , sentinel lymph node , sentinel node , mammary gland , lymphatic system , lymph node , biopsy , nuclear medicine , metastasis , lymph , radiology , pathology , cancer
To determine whether subtumoral injection of radiocolloid is useful for lymphoscintigraphic visualization of the internal mammary node and in sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy of the axilla in breast cancer patients.