The Number of Lymph Nodes That Can Be Added to an Abdominal Flap for Breast Reconstruction: Review of Enhanced MDCT Images

Abstract

The authors reviewed the MDCT images to show the number of lymph nodes superior to the saphenofemoral junction. In this study, on average, 3.67 nodes existed. However, there were 4 percent of cases with no countable nodes. This result indicates that appropriate preoperative screening is needed for this procedure.