Radiotherapy of MRI-detected involved internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer

Abstract Background The internal mammary (IM) lymph node chain, along with the axillary nodal basin, is a first-echelon breast lymphatic draining site. A growing body of evidence supports irradiation of this region in node-positive breast cancer. This study evaluated the effectiveness of radiotherap...

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Main Authors: Sean Sachdev, Chelain R. Goodman, Erin Neuschler, Kapila Kalakota, Daniel Cutright, Eric D. Donnelly, John P. Hayes, Adam E. Prescott, Gianna Mirabelli, Jonathan B. Strauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0934-5