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[Distribution and depth of internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer]. 1990

Y Y Qian

Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.

Lymphoscintigraphy was performed in 50 cases of breast cancer using 99mTc-colloid as a tracer. The results indicated that 277 lymph nodes, 128 on the right side and 149 on the left, were imaged. Most of the lymph nodes were located in the second and third intercostal spaces. The mean distance between these lymph nodes and mid line was 1.93 +/- 1.05 cm-2.70 +/- 0.93 cm. The mean depth was 2.42 +/- 0.52 cm-3.07 +/- 0.72 cm. It was over 4.0 cm in isolated cases. The lymph nodes which were not showed after repeated examination could have been involved by the cancer. Radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy, being safe, easily repeated and having low radiation dose and good image, is very useful for radiotherapy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008198	Lymph Nodes	They are oval or bean shaped bodies (1 - 30 mm in diameter) located along the lymphatic system.	Lymph Node,Node, Lymph,Nodes, Lymph
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D001943	Breast Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.	Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D013671	Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid	A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal system, liver, and spleen.	Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid,Technetium Sulfur Colloid,Lymphoszint,Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid,Colloid, Tc-99m Sulfur,Colloid, Technetium Sulfur
D015902	Gamma Cameras	Electronic instruments that produce photographs or cathode-ray tube images of the gamma-ray emissions from organs containing radionuclide tracers.	Scintillation Cameras,Nuclear Cameras,Scinti-Cameras,Camera, Gamma,Camera, Nuclear,Camera, Scintillation,Cameras, Gamma,Cameras, Nuclear,Cameras, Scintillation,Gamma Camera,Nuclear Camera,Scinti Cameras,Scinti-Camera,Scintillation Camera