Open AccessLymphatic Drainage Patterns From the Breast
Author(s) -
Susanne H. Estourgie,
Omgo E. Nieweg,
Renato A. Valdés Olmos,
Emiel J. Rutgers,
Bin B. R. Kroon
Publication year - 2004
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.0000109156.26378.90
Subject(s) - medicine , quadrant (abdomen) , axilla , sentinel node , lymphatic system , breast cancer , radiology , sentinel lymph node , gamma probe , surgery , cancer , pathology
The aim of this study was to describe the lymphatic drainage patterns from the 5 "quadrants" of the breast.