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. 2001 Nov;199(Pt 5):617–620. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2001.19950617.x

Study of axillary lymph node asymmetry in a female population

F CAPPELLO 1,, M BELLAFIORE 1, A PALMA 1, V MARCIANO 1, G ZUMMO 1, F FARINA 1, F BUCCHIERI 1
PMCID: PMC1468373  PMID: 11760893

Abstract

We analysed a large series of axillary lymph nodes, with and without metastases following radical mastectomy for breast cancer. We found left/right asymmetry in numbers of lymph nodes, and also asymmetry of lymph node dimensions, which could have been the caused by tumoral antigenic stimulation. The distribution of hyperplastic node patterns differed significantly.

Keywords: Mastectomy, breast cancer, hyperplasia, tumoral antigenic stimulation, histopathological changes

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