NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Axillary lymph node
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Supraclavicular lymph node
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Internal mammary lymph node
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Any node that first received drain from cancer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node in the axilla that receives the draining lymph from a suspected breast cancer primary – and may contain metastasizing cancerous cells, if any.
Detailed explanation-2: -A positive result means there are cancer cells in the sentinel nodes. This means the cancer has started to spread. Your doctor will talk to you about further treatment. You’ll also have scans to see if the cancer has spread anywhere else.
Detailed explanation-3: -In general, the removal of a maximum of 5 SLNs at surgery allowed for the recovery of >99% of positive SLNs in patients with breast cancer. The current findings indicated that tumor histology, patient race, and tumor size and location may influence this number.