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Bilateral Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes—Is Epsilateral Internal Mammary Node Treatment Sufficient?
MGIMS & KH, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India
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Journal of Cancer Therapy·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 1273–1275·Published 11 December 2015·DOI10.4236/jct.2015.615139
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Abstract
Internal mammary nodes are addressed in high risk group of patients of carcinoma breast. Though there is crossover of lymphatics across the mid-line, only ipsilateral internal mammary nodes are evaluated or treated. Considering the negative impact on survival of patients with inner quadrant tumor, do we need to treat bilateral internal mammary nodes?
KeywordsInternal Mammary NodesBilateralTherapyBreast Cancer
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