Intramammary lymph nodes (IMLN) are one of the most common benign findings at screening mammography. 1,2 They are defined as lymph nodes that should be surrounded by breast tissue in all sides, which differentiate them from those in the lower axillary region.

2024年9月23日 · The intramammary lymph nodes (IMLN) (a.k.a. intramammary nodes) are lymph nodes within the breast tissue. In breast imaging, they generally fall into BIRADS II lesions 7. They can be solitary or multiple. This article discusses normal …

Intramammary lymph nodes (IntraMLNs) are frequent mostly benign incidental findings. However, they are clinically important because they can be the primary sites of metastasis and sentinel lymph nodes.

2021年4月13日 · Intra-mammary lymph nodes (IMLNs) are lymph nodes surrounded completely by breast tissue, either fatty or fibroglandular tissue, and histologically show the presence of terminal duct lobular units (TDLUs) and possibly other proliferative breast lesions as fibrocystic disease, radial scar, etc. in their vicinity.

2012年2月29日 · Intramammary Lymph Nodes are involved in a variety of clinical situations including benign situations, tumor metastasis, breast lymphoma and breast cancer. Their importance over breast cancer is not fully defined but there is evidence that they worsen prognosis and they may change therapeutic decisions.

Intramammary lymph nodes (IMLN) are one of the most common benign findings at screening mammography. However, abnormal IMLN features, such as diminished or absent hilum, thickened cortex, not circumscribed margins, increased size or interval change, warrants additional follow-up or pathologic analys …

2006年4月6日 · Intramammary lymph nodes (IMLNs) can be a site of regional spread. Is this a marker for more aggressive disease? We reviewed the cancer center pathology database from 1991 to 2005 for all cases of breast cancer with IMLNs.

Intramammary lymph nodes are considered normal if they have the following characteristics: well-defined, round to oval moderate density, contain a radiolucent fatty hilum and measure less than 1 cm . On ultrasound, benign intramammary node appears as a ovoid, isoechoic or slightly hypoechoic nodule with an echogenic fatty hilum (5, 6).

2024年4月23日 · Axillary or axillary lymph nodes are encoded under intramammary lymph nodes. Due to their location, they most often suffer from serious diseases, including breast cancer. If you suspect a lesion of the breast, the intramammary lymph node is examined first.

2021年10月12日 · The nearest lymph node groups are: Intramammary lymph nodes located within the breast. Axillary lymph nodes located in the armpit, which are the first nodes most breast cancer cells spread to outside of the breast. Internal mammary lymph nodes located under the breastbone — or sternum — in the center of the chest.