Surgical anatomy of the internal thoracic lymph nodes in fresh human cadavers: basis for sentinel node biopsy.

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Published in World J Surg Oncol on April 30, 2016

Authors

Alfredo Carlos S D Barros1,2,3, Lincon Jo Mori4,5, Dolores Nishimura5, Alfredo L Jacomo4

Author Affiliations

1: Discipline of Human Structural Topography, University of São Paulo Medical School, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, São Paulo, SP, 01246-903, Brazil. clinab@terra.com.br.
2: Mastology Department, Sírio-Libanês Hospital, Rua Adma Jafet, 91, São Paulo, SP, 01308-000, Brazil. clinab@terra.com.br.
3: , Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 750 cj 35, São Paulo, SP, 04530-001, Brazil. clinab@terra.com.br.
4: Discipline of Human Structural Topography, University of São Paulo Medical School, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, São Paulo, SP, 01246-903, Brazil.
5: Mastology Department, Sírio-Libanês Hospital, Rua Adma Jafet, 91, São Paulo, SP, 01308-000, Brazil.

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