Contralateral axillary sentinel lymph node in breast cancer recurrence. Issue 7 (14th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cairns, Cassandra; Greenwalt, Ian; Fan, Kenneth L.; Willey, Shawna C.
• Is Part Of: Breast journal. Volume 26:Issue 7(2020)
• Page Start: 1379
• Page End: 1381
• Publication Date: 2020-04-14
• Subjects: breast cancer -- breast cancer staging -- lymph node -- sentinel node mapping -- SPECT; Breast -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Breast -- Cancer -- Periodicals; 618.19
• DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13816
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-122X

Abstract

Abstract: The rare but significant reports of aberrant lymph node drainage outside of the ipsilateral axilla in patients with breast cancer necessitate a review of the staging and treatment strategies for these patients. Current staging modalities continue to describe this phenomenon as a stage IV cancer, which could have profound implications for clinical management. We report a case of a patient with recurrent right breast invasive ductal carcinoma whose preoperative lymphoscintigraphy revealed sentinel lymph node drainage to the contralateral axilla. This discovery subsequently altered surgical planning and her ultimate stage.