Internal mammary lymph node metastasis in carcinoma

Rai, S.; Jindal, R.P.; Nijjer, S.S.

Indian Journal of Cancer 17(3): 169-171

1980


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-509X
PMID: 7461693
Document Number: 155277
A study of the internal mammary nodes in 25 cases of breast cancer showed that .apprx. one-fifth of clinically operable cases have internal mammary metastasis, more so if the tumor is medially situated or there are a large number of involved axillary lymph nodes. Individual dissection of intercostal spaces can be harmful as it may open up a lymphatic watershed.

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