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Breast Cancer
Studies from P. Schrenk and colleagues provide new data on breast cancer
September 25th, 2008
In this recent study, researchers in Linz, Austria conducted a study "To evaluate the feasibility of lymphatic mapping in breast cancer patients after previous axillary surgery and to identify parameters associated with mapping failure. Lymphatic mapping using peritumoural injection of blue dye and a radiocolloid was attempted in 30 patients with primary (n=7) or recurrent (n=23) breast cancer and a history of previous axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel node biopsy." "Lymphatic mapping identified a mean number of 1.6 (range 1-3) lymph nodes in 19 of 30 patients (identification rate 63%). The lymph nodes were removed from the ipsilateral axilla (n=13), the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-25)
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