Axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy after mastectomy: a case report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Case Report

Diego A Vicente¹  George Hahm¹  Leonard R Henry²  Peter W Soballe³  DeeDee Smart⁴ 

[1] Department of Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA;Department of Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA;Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA;Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA;Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA;

关键词: Sentinel Lymph Node;    Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy;    Recurrent Breast Cancer;    Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence;    Axillary Recurrence;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-8-59

 received in 2010-02-10, accepted in 2010-07-09,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSentinel lymph node biopsy has been established as the preferred method for staging early breast cancer. A prior history of mastectomy is felt to be a contraindication.Case presentationA patient with recurrent breast cancer in her skin flap was discovered to have positive axillary sentinel nodes by sentinel lymph node biopsy five years after mastectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ.ConclusionA prior history of mastectomy may not be an absolute contraindication to sentinel lymph node biopsy.

【 授权许可】

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