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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer research from U. Veronesi et al outlined
November 13th, 2008
"The 'regional nodal mapping', is a fundamental step to stage breast carcinoma. In addition to the axillary nodes status, the involvement of internal mammary nodes is an important prognostic factor," investigators in Milan, Italy report. "Six hundred and sixty-three patients with breast carcinoma, mainly in the inner quadrants, underwent a biopsy of internal mammary nodes. Positive internal mammary nodes were found in 68 out of 663 cases (10.3%) representing 27.2% of all cases with regional node metastases (250). When histologically proven metastases were detected, radiotherapy was administered to the internal mammary nodes chain. In 254 cases, the surgeon's exploration...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-13)
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