1. Unexpected Lymphatic Drainage of the Treated Breast.
- Author
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Raghoo R, Pereira Arias-Bouda LM, and Valdés Olmos RA
- Subjects
- Aged, Breast Neoplasms radiotherapy, Breast Neoplasms surgery, Female, Humans, Lymphoscintigraphy, Mastectomy, Segmental, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Sentinel Lymph Node diagnostic imaging, Sentinel Lymph Node pathology
- Abstract
This case highlights the use of lymphoscintigraphy with SPECT/CT in patients with previous chest and/or axillary surgery. A 67-year-old woman with a history of left breast carcinoma treated with lumpectomy and radiotherapy, and a second lumpectomy of the ipsilateral breast for a second breast carcinoma, underwent a lymphoscintigraphy for a new left breast lesion. Planar images visualized an alternative lymphatic drainage to the contralateral axilla and to the left paravertebral area. SPECT/CT confirmed sentinel nodes in both stations.
- Published
- 2019
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