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Lymphatic Mapping After Previous Breast Surgery

NCT01164748 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2010-07-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Rationale: Like in primary breast cancer, prognosis in recurrent breast cancer is correlated with regional lymph node status. Therefore, axillary staging may be warranted in patients with recurrent disease and intact axillary nodes, although this has not been described in guidelines yet. The lymphatic drainage pathways in the breast and/or axilla could have been changed due to prior surgery and/or radiotherapy. These aberrant drainage pathways could be detected with lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy (SNB), leading to a more accurate staging.

Objective: To assess the technical feasibility of lymphoscintigraphy after prior breast surgery. A second goal is to investigate whether or not previous breast surgery (with or without radiotherapy) significantly changes the lymphatic drainage pathways of the breast.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

Lymphoscintigraphy

in all women a lymphoscintigraphy was done to investigate drainage patterns of a previous operated breast and axilla

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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