Intramammary lymph nodes, clinical characteristics and prevalence
[eng] Introduction: Intrammamary lymph nodes are mostly benign findings; however the value of these nodes is still controversial. Here we aimed to study the prevalence and clinical significance of intrammamary lymph nodes in 1000 patients undergoing routine screening mammography. M...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de las Islas Baleares |
| Repositorio: | Biblioteca Digital de les Illes Balears |
| OAI Identifier: | medicinaBalear:AJHS_Medicina_Balear_2022v37n2p092 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/sites/oai-site/collect/medicinaBalear/index/assoc/AJHS_Med/icina_Ba/lear_202/2v37n2p0/92.dir/AJHS_Medicina_Balear_2022v37n2p092.pdf http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/library/collection/medicinaBalear/document/AJHS_Medicina_Balear_2022v37n2p092 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lymph nodes Health Sciences |
| Sumario: | [eng] Introduction: Intrammamary lymph nodes are mostly benign findings; however the value of these nodes is still controversial. Here we aimed to study the prevalence and clinical significance of intrammamary lymph nodes in 1000 patients undergoing routine screening mammography. Methods: We performed a cross sectional study on 1000 patients attending a radiology clinic for screening mammography. The intramammary lymph node was diagnosed using mammography and confirmed by ultrasound exam. Results: Of 1000 participants, 69 had intrammamary lymph node, with the mean age of 50.3±1.29. In those with intramammary lymph node, 32 (46.4%) had the first time screening, 3 (4.3%) had discharge, 20 (29%) had pain, 8 (11.6%) had palpable mass, 45 (65.2%) had axillary lymph node, 11 (15.9%) had histological distortion, 16 (23.2%) had micro-calcification and 9 (13%) had mass in mammography. The prevalence of intrammamary lymph nodes was highest in the 2nd breast quadrants, both in right and left breast. Discussion: This is an observation of the prevalence and clinical characteristics on intrammamary lymph nodes in an unselected patients attending for routine follow up. Future prospective studies may elucidate more findings of the value of these nodes. |
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