• DOI:10.1148/RG.242035075
Corpus ID: 7434544

Patterns of lymphadenopathy in thoracic malignancies.

@article{Sharma2004PatternsOL,
  title={Patterns of lymphadenopathy in thoracic malignancies.},
  author={A. Sharma and Panos Fidias and L. Hayman and Susanne L Loomis and K. Taber and S. Aquino},
  journal={Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc},
  year={2004},
  volume={24 2},
  pages={
          419-34
        }
}

A. Sharma, Panos Fidias, +3 authors S. Aquino

Published 2004

Medicine

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc

There are different lymphatic drainage pathways in the thorax that are relevant in the staging of lung cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma, esophageal cancer, and malignant mesothelioma. To properly search for metastatic spread, it is important to carefully evaluate the specific nodal stations that drain the thoracic structures from which a primary tumor originates. Because size criteria have limitations in the prediction of nodal status, pathologic confirmation is essential for accurate staging… CONTINUE READING

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