title: Therapeutic attitude towards internal mammary chain drainage in patients with breast cancer.
abstract: Internal mammary chain (IMC) is one of the main local lymph drainages in breast cancer. However, internal mammary chain sentinel lymph node biopsy (IMC-SLNB) is not always performed. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the outcomes of IMC-SLNB in our institution from 2008 to 2014. We analyzed 1346 women with breast cancer. Six-hundred twenty-two sentinel node biopsies were carried out, one out of ten in IMC territory. Adjuvant radiotherapy in this area was added when positive. IMC-SLNB is feasible, it may change tumour stage, modify adjuvant therapy and change prognosis in selected patients.
authors: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: karlaferga@hotmail.com.
authors: Karla
authors: K
authors: Ferreres García
authors: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Siegrist Ridruejo
authors: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Rincón Olbés
authors: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: María Sol
authors: MS
authors: Luque Molina
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: María Isabel
authors: MI
authors: Almoguera Arias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D000071036:Sentinel Lymph Node / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D035441:Thoracic Wall
keywords: Adjuvant radiotherapy; Early-stage breast cancer; Internal mammary chain; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy