Linden A, Reusch K, Smolarz K, Jungehülsing M, Theissen P, Bolte A, Schicha H
Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universität zu Köln, FRG.
Nuklearmedizin. 1991 Dec;30(6):279-82.
In 21 patients with breast cancer (pT1-4, N0, M0) internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed to evaluate retrosternal lymph node metastases. In 6 patients normal findings of lymphoscintigraphy were confirmed by MRI. In the 15 patients with focal defects seen by lymphoscintigraphy no lymph nodes were found by MRI in 5 in the corresponding area, 5 showed normal-sized lymph nodes (less than 1 cm) and 5 enlarged lymph nodes indicating metastatic infiltration. In addition to internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy MRI may offer the possibility to improve TNM staging in patients with breast cancer.
对21例乳腺癌患者（pT1 - 4，N0，M0）进行了内乳淋巴闪烁造影和磁共振成像（MRI），以评估胸骨后淋巴结转移情况。6例患者的淋巴闪烁造影正常结果经MRI证实。在15例淋巴闪烁造影显示有局灶性缺损的患者中，MRI在相应区域未发现淋巴结的有5例，5例显示淋巴结大小正常（小于1厘米），5例显示淋巴结肿大提示有转移浸润。除内乳淋巴闪烁造影外，MRI可能为改善乳腺癌患者的TNM分期提供可能。
