Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of internal mammary nodes: technique and preliminary results in breast cancer patients

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Aug;203(2):W213-20. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.11148.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of our study was to describe our technique and preliminary results of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of indeterminate internal mammary (IM) lymph nodes in patients with a history of breast cancer.

Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided FNA of IM nodes is feasible and is particularly useful in the staging of breast cancer.

Keywords: biopsy; breast cancer; fine-needle aspiration; internal mammary nodes; lymphatic spread; staging; ultrasound.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle / methods*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*