breast cancer lymphatic drainage borstkanker lymfedrainage
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Treated for early breast cancer with prior breast surgery, with or without adjuvant systemic therapy between 01/01/2002 and 31/12/2007. 2. Primary tumor localisation in upper-outer, upper-inner, under-outer, under-inner quadrant or peri-areolar 3. Successfully made lymphoscintigram before surgery 4. Prior successful sentinel node procedure with negative sentinel node
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Breast surgery for other reasons than breast cancer 2. Complete axillary lymph node dissection 3. Diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer 4. Former allergic reaction to 99Tc-colloidal albumin 5. Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Technical feasibility of lymphatic mapping | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine (changes in) lymphatic drainage pathways in patients with (gossly) intact axillary lymph nodes after prior breast surgery | — |
Contacts
Catharina Ziekenhuis Department of surgery Postbus 1350 5602 ZA Eindhoven