Lymphatic metastasis Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2012;34(10):478-482
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032012005000001
The sentinel lymph node biopsy is a standard treatment for patients with breast cancer and clinically negative axilla lymph node. The presence of an extra-axillary and intra-axillary (IM) sentinel lymph node (SLN) occurs in up to 2.6% of cases. In the presence of a metastatic IM SLN, axillary positivity may occur in up to 81% of cases. Due to the limited number of cases reported, there is no standard treatment for the association of metastatic SLN IM and non-metastatic axillary SLN . We add here two cases to the literature, one of them with metastatic disease in the axilla. The use of a nomogram demonstrated that the risk of axillary metastasis was less than 10% and the addition of these cases to the literature showed that in this situation the rate of axillary metastasis is 6.25%. We discuss the pros and cons of further axillary dissection in this situation.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2012;34(10):478-482
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032012005000001
The sentinel lymph node biopsy is a standard treatment for patients with breast cancer and clinically negative axilla lymph node. The presence of an extra-axillary and intra-axillary (IM) sentinel lymph node (SLN) occurs in up to 2.6% of cases. In the presence of a metastatic IM SLN, axillary positivity may occur in up to 81% of cases. Due to the limited number of cases reported, there is no standard treatment for the association of metastatic SLN IM and non-metastatic axillary SLN . We add here two cases to the literature, one of them with metastatic disease in the axilla. The use of a nomogram demonstrated that the risk of axillary metastasis was less than 10% and the addition of these cases to the literature showed that in this situation the rate of axillary metastasis is 6.25%. We discuss the pros and cons of further axillary dissection in this situation.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2009;31(9):468-473
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032009000900008
The uterine cervix invasive carcinoma represents a major public health problem, mainly in the developing countries. Its treatment, based on radical hysterectomy, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy presents a considerable morbidity. Prognostic markers should be taken into consideration in the therapeutic planning, so that the results would be optimized, complications reduced, and patients' survival prolonged. Accepted prognostic markers are: stage, tumoral size, histological type, degree of differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, depth of the stromal invasion, presence of lymph nodal metastases, and surgical margins involvement. This study aims at making a literature review concerning the use of theses markers in the therapeutic planning of women with uterine cervix invasive carcinoma. The treatment based on these markers may present better results, with lower ratio of complications and an improvement in the patients' survival.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2009;31(9):468-473
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032009000900008
The uterine cervix invasive carcinoma represents a major public health problem, mainly in the developing countries. Its treatment, based on radical hysterectomy, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy presents a considerable morbidity. Prognostic markers should be taken into consideration in the therapeutic planning, so that the results would be optimized, complications reduced, and patients' survival prolonged. Accepted prognostic markers are: stage, tumoral size, histological type, degree of differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, depth of the stromal invasion, presence of lymph nodal metastases, and surgical margins involvement. This study aims at making a literature review concerning the use of theses markers in the therapeutic planning of women with uterine cervix invasive carcinoma. The treatment based on these markers may present better results, with lower ratio of complications and an improvement in the patients' survival.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2006;28(1):50-53
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032006000100009
During the last century, remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of breast cancer. Radical surgical removal of the breast and surrounding structures has been replaced by conservative surgery and the surgical management of axillary lymphnodes has been fundamental. We report a case of a patient with an ectopic breast cancer in the left axilla and sentinel lymphnode identification by the patent blue dye technique. The studies about lymphatic drainage of the ectopic mammary tissue and sentinel lymph node identification in this rare situation were also reviewed.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2006;28(1):50-53
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032006000100009
During the last century, remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of breast cancer. Radical surgical removal of the breast and surrounding structures has been replaced by conservative surgery and the surgical management of axillary lymphnodes has been fundamental. We report a case of a patient with an ectopic breast cancer in the left axilla and sentinel lymphnode identification by the patent blue dye technique. The studies about lymphatic drainage of the ectopic mammary tissue and sentinel lymph node identification in this rare situation were also reviewed.
