BREAST LYMPHATICS

Course overview

BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY SEEN CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN WOMEN WORLDWIDE. LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN BREAST CANCER AND IS IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING THE MANAGEMENT OF A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE ANATOMY OF THE LYMPHATICS THAT DRAIN THE BREAST TISSUE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AXILLARY LYMPHATICS ASSOCIATED WITH BREAST CANCER. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLES THAT THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM HAS IN MANAGING THE AXILLA AND THE COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER.