International Journal of Hematology and Oncology
2023, Vol 33, Num 4 Page(s): 149-154
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SHOULD INTERNAL MAMMARY NODES BE IRRADIATED?
Ahmet DİRİER1, Bilgehan KARADAYI2
1Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, GAZİANTEP
2Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, DİYARBAKIR
Keywords: Breast Cancer, Internal mammary lymph node, Radiotherapy
The optimal treatment of regional lymph nodes in the setting of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy in unknown. Treating internal mammary lymph nodes is also controversial. Increased overall survival has been reported with postmastectomy radiotherapy but contribution of internal mammary nodes radiotherapy was not specifically addressed. Irradiation of the cardiac structures with photon beams resulted in increased cardiac-related mortality but this is not the case for electron beams as shown in the literature. In this present review, we summarized the literature concerning internal mammary nodes irradiation.
Ahmet DİRİER1, Bilgehan KARADAYI2
1Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, GAZİANTEP
2Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, DİYARBAKIR
Keywords: Breast Cancer, Internal mammary lymph node, Radiotherapy
The optimal treatment of regional lymph nodes in the setting of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy in unknown. Treating internal mammary lymph nodes is also controversial. Increased overall survival has been reported with postmastectomy radiotherapy but contribution of internal mammary nodes radiotherapy was not specifically addressed. Irradiation of the cardiac structures with photon beams resulted in increased cardiac-related mortality but this is not the case for electron beams as shown in the literature. In this present review, we summarized the literature concerning internal mammary nodes irradiation.
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