ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2017
Arm lymphoscintigraphy after axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer.
Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03333226 (Axillary Reverse Mapping), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM). Identification of the Arm Lymphatic Pathways in Breast Cancer Surgery to Prevent Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema (BCRL): a Randomized Clinical Trial.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dosimetric Feasibility of Tomotherapy-Based Selective Axillary Sparing Regional Nodal Irradiation for Lymphedema Risk Reduction in Breast Cancer.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The deltopectoral lymph node: a potential protective biomarker for breast cancer-related lymphedema.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Collateralization of the upper extremity lymphatic system after axillary lymph node dissection.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeCompare the lymphatic flow in the arm after breast cancer surgery and axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) versus sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) using lymphos-cintigraphy (LS). PATIENTS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study with 39 women >18 years who underwent surgical treatment for unilateral breast cancer and manipulation of the axillary lymph node chain through either ALND or SLNB, with subsequent comparison of the lymphatic flow of the arm by LS. The variables analyzed were the area reached by the lymphatic flow in the upper limb and the sites and number of lymph nodes identified in the ALND or SLNB groups visualized in the three phases of LS acquisition (immediate dynamic and static images, delayed scan images). For all analyses, the level of significance was set at 5%.
resultsThere was a significant difference between the ALND and SLNB groups, with predominant visualization of lymphatic flow and/or lymph nodes in the arm and axilla (
conclusionThe lymphatic flow from the axilla was redirected to alternative extra-axillary routes in the ALND group.
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