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Is sentinel node mapping possible in surgically removed ectopic axillary breast cancer? A case report
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Abstract
We reported a 24-year-old female patient with the history of ectopic axillary breast cancer which was removed surgically. Sentinel node mapping was performed for lymphatic axillary staging of this patient with two injections of the 99m-Tc-phytate in both ends of the surgical scar. Lymphoscintigraphy showed an axillary sentinel node which was harvested during surgery and was not pathologically involved. Our case showed that sentinel node mapping is possible for ectopic axillary breast cancer patients even after excisional biopsy of the index lesion.
Abstract
We reported a 24-year-old female patient with the history of ectopic axillary breast cancer which was removed surgically. Sentinel node mapping was performed for lymphatic axillary staging of this patient with two injections of the 99m-Tc-phytate in both ends of the surgical scar. Lymphoscintigraphy showed an axillary sentinel node which was harvested during surgery and was not pathologically involved. Our case showed that sentinel node mapping is possible for ectopic axillary breast cancer patients even after excisional biopsy of the index lesion.
Keywords
lymphoscintigraphy, accessory breast, sentinel, breast cancer
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Is sentinel node mapping possible in surgically removed ectopic axillary breast cancer? A case report
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
29-30
Published online
2016-10-14
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DOI
Pubmed
Keywords
lymphoscintigraphy
accessory breast
sentinel
breast cancer
Authors
Royasadat Alavifard
Sima Kadkhodayan
Fatemeh Homaee Shandiz
Vahid Reza Dabbagh
Ramin Sadeghi
