title: [Retrosternal lymph node metastases in breast cancer: lymphoscintigraphy and magnetic resonance tomography].
abstract: In 21 patients with breast cancer (pT1-4, N0, M0) internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed to evaluate retrosternal lymph node metastases. In 6 patients normal findings of lymphoscintigraphy were confirmed by MRI. In the 15 patients with focal defects seen by lymphoscintigraphy no lymph nodes were found by MRI in 5 in the corresponding area, 5 showed normal-sized lymph nodes (less than 1 cm) and 5 enlarged lymph nodes indicating metastatic infiltration. In addition to internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy MRI may offer the possibility to improve TNM staging in patients with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universität zu Köln, FRG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linden
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reusch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smolarz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jungehülsing
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theissen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolte
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schicha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013249:Sternum; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Untersuchung retrosternaler Lymphknotenmetastasen beim Mammakarzinom: Lymphszintigraphie und Kernspintomographie.