Internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy in patients with breast cancer--Correlation with computed tomograpy and impact on radiation therapy planning

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5178145

Collier, B D; Palmer, D W; Wilson, J F; Greenberg, M; Komaki, R; Cox, J D

Twenty patients with Stage I or II breast cancer, all of whom had undergone radiation therapy planning, were examined with internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy (MLS) and computed tomography (CT). Based on the results of MLS, radiation fields were revised in 12 cases (60%). The mean number of nodes identified by MLS in each patient was 7.8, which is in agreement with previously published autopsy and scintigraphic data. CT identified 243 possible nodes of normal size, but only 49 of them were within 10 mm of regions shown to be positive on the scintigram. The authors conclude that MLS is the method of choice for defining parasternal lymphatic drainage and identifying those internal mammary nodes that are normal in both size and function.

• Research Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• OSTI ID: 5178145
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 147:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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DIAGNOSTIC USES
METASTASES
PATIENTS
PLANNING
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