Study of axillary lymph node asymmetry in a female population.
We analysed a large series of axillary lymph nodes, with and without metastases following radical mastectomy for breast cancer. We found left/right asymmetry in numbers of lymph nodes, and also asymmetry of lymph node dimensions, which could have been the caused by tumoral antigenic stimulation. The distribution of hyperplastic node patterns differed significantly.
Cappello
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Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Palermo, Italy.
Bellafiore
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M
Palma
A
A
Marciano
V
V
Zummo
G
G
Farina
F
F
Bucchieri
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D008875:Middle Aged