| Title |
Computed tomographic lymphography for sentinel lymph node biopsy in male breast cancer: report of two cases
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|---|---|
| Published in |
SpringerPlus, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/2193-1801-2-351 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Naoki Hashimoto, Yurie Kudo, Michihiro Kurushima, Yamato Suzuki, Takafumi Yachi, Tomohisa Tokura, Yutaka Umehara, Shinsuke Nishikawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Takayuki Morita, Fumiko Narita |
| Abstract |
Male breast cancer is rare, accounting for less than 1% of breast cancers. Because of its rarity evidence of the usefulness sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for male breast cancer has not been established. Moreover, a navigation system which can easily determine the incision site of SLNB is needed because a second incision for SLNB is necessary in most cases. We report successful computed tomographic lymphography (CTLG)-guided SLNB in two male breast cancer cases: the first patient was a 79-year-old man and the second was a 64-year-old man. Both had presented with a lump behind the nipple. Clinical diagnoses were early breast carcinoma in both cases. The second patient took tamoxifen 20 mg daily as neoadjuvant endocrine therapy. SLNs were clearly visualized by CTLG, allowing mastectomies with SLNB to be performed. Both SLNB were negative, such that axillary lymph node dissection was not needed. Preoperative CTLG is useful for visualizing lymph flow and detecting SLN in male breast cancer. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 4 | 36% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 18% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 18% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 18% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
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