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Breast Cancer
Internal mammary lymph node recurrence is rare, and associated with metastasis
May 12th, 2005
According to a report from the Netherlands, "Recurrences in the internal mammary lymph nodes (IMLN) are very rare, despite the fact that these nodes remain untreated in most patients. "The aim of this study was to assess the chance for IMLN recurrence in a large patient series and to get insight into diagnostics, treatment, and prognosis of this type of recurrence." S. Cranenbroek and colleagues, Maastricht University, reported that "follow-up of nearly 6,000 breast cancer patients resulted in the tracing of only 6 patients with IMLN recurrence." "IMLN recurrence was defined as breast cancer recurrence in an internal mammary lymph...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-12)
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