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Breast Cancer
Single lymphatic pathway drained entire mammary gland
August 18th, 2005
Scientists found that a single lymphatic pathway drained the entire mammary gland. Researchers in Italy conducted a study "to report the pattern of lymphatic mapping following intrasubdermal injections of radiocolloid and of blue dye in different sites of the breast. Prior to surgery, 137 breast cancer patients underwent intrasubdermal injection of 30-50 MBq Tc-99m-colloridal albumin over the tumor site (ISI group). Ten minutes before surgery, 2 ml patent blue was injected in the subareolar area (SAI group) in 117/137 patients, while 20 patients received intrasubdermal blue-dye in the quadrant opposite the tumor site (OQI group)." "The different...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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