A Pictorial Review of Sonography of Intramammary Lymph Nodes: When to Care and What to Do About It

Tessa N Hudspeth; Kyungmin Shin; Gildy V Babiera; Savitri Krishnamurthy; Piyanoot Woodtichartpreecha; Niloofar Karbasian; Gary J Whitman

doi:10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000395

A Pictorial Review of Sonography of Intramammary Lymph Nodes: When to Care and What to Do About It

Ultrasound Q. 2019 Mar;35(1):74-78. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000395.

Authors

Tessa N Hudspeth¹, Kyungmin Shin², Gildy V Babiera³, Savitri Krishnamurthy⁴, Piyanoot Woodtichartpreecha², Niloofar Karbasian², Gary J Whitman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Texas Radiology Associates, Plano.
² Departments of Diagnostic Radiology.
³ Breast Surgical Oncology, and.
⁴ Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

PMID: 30516732
DOI: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000395

Abstract

This pictorial essay reviews and illustrates benign and malignant features of intramammary lymph nodes on mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, including a review of the clinical and the prognostic significance in patients with known breast cancer. This pictorial essay discusses management suggestions for intramammary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnostic imaging*
Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Mammography / methods*
Ultrasonography, Mammary / methods*