Group of lymph node involved in breast carcinoma are all of the following except: March 2005
Ans. B: Pretracheal Lymphatic metastasis occurs primarily to the axillary and the internal mammary lymph nodes. Tumours in the posterior one-third of the breast are more likely to drain into the internal mammary lymph nodes. Involvement of supraclavicular nodes and any of the contralateral lymph nodes represent advance disease.
Supraclavicular
Pretracheal
Axillary
Internal mammary