STUDY OF METASTASES IN AXILLARY LYMPH NODES IN PATIENTS WITH OPERABLE BREAST CARCINOMA

Abstract

This study was caiTied out on 30 fema le patients with confirmed breast carcinoma who were admitted to the Surgical Oncology Unity, Alexandria Main University Hospital and to the Department of Surgery, Medical Research Institute.

A ll the patients were s ubject ed t o ca ref ul hist o ry takin g., proper in vesti ga tions a nd fina ll y a ll of t he m were m a n aged b' mod ified radica l m astec tom y w ith intraopera ti ve l eve lin g or ax ill a ry l y mph n od es usin g suture m a terials as suitable l a ndm ark s. Th e labelled tlu•ee ax ill a ry l evels were dissected manuall y to separate individual l ymph n odes that were exposed to multiple seri al sectionin g, followed by routin e Hem atoxyl in a nd Eosin (H&E) staining together with the iden ti fied pri m a ry tumou r.