Abstract

Internal mammary nodes are part of the first stop of mammary gland lymphatic drainage.It plays an important role in the process of occurrence and development of breast cancer.Whether irradiation internal mammary nodes or not is still a larger controversy.At present,for the early stage patients,the efficacy of internal mammary lymph node irradiation is not clear.For the patients with positive axillary lymph nodes,inboard or central quadrant lesions,postoperative radiotherapy of internal mammary nodes has a certain value. Key words: Breast neoplasms ; Radiotherapy; Internal mammary nodes

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