Original Articles
Vol. 16 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.22
UNUSUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE TO CONTRALATERAL ROTTER'S LYMPH NODES IN BREAST CANCER: A SPECT/TC LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY CASE STUDY
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
Received: October 14 2025
Published: October 15 2025
Published: October 15 2025
140
Views
154
Downloads
Lymphatic drainage of the breast occurs mainly in ipsilateral axillary nodes, but up to 20–30% of
cases may present drainage to other locations, although it is usually coupled to ipsilateral axillary
nodes. Contralateral axillary drainage in daily clinical practice is very rare (0-2%), even more
without associated ipsilateral drainage. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with a personal
history of ductal/lobular carcinoma at 49 years on the left breast and a second primary invasive
lobular carcinoma in the right breast. Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy showed absence of
lymphatic drainage in the ipsilateral axilla but unusual lymphatic drainage was detected in the
contralateral Rotter's lymph nodes as confirmed by SPECT/TC imaging
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
How to Cite
UNUSUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE TO CONTRALATERAL ROTTER’S LYMPH NODES IN BREAST CANCER: A SPECT/TC LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY CASE STUDY. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 16. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.22
Copyright (c) 2025 The Author(s)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.