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Axillary nodes

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Axillary nodes
Lymph nodes found in the armpit that drain the lymph channels from the breast.
Mentioned in: Lymphedema


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Axillary nodes that were dissected during the mastectomy were positive for metastasis.
Stage 3 disease T3N1: Tumour >5 cm with clinically detectable mobile axillary nodes T4 any N: Tumour of any size with direct extension to a.
Intraoperative assessment of sentinel lymph node Approximately 25% of women with early-stage breast cancer undergoing SLN biopsy are node positive and therefore will need further therapy to the axilla, as 50% of them will have further involved non-sentinel axillary nodes [11].
 
 
 
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