Workup/Staging

Question 1

What is the workup for locally advanced invasive BC?

Answer 1

Invasive BC workup: H&P, CBC, liver profile, ER/PgR/HER2 status; bilat diagnostic mammogram; imaging with US, CT, PET, bone scan, MRI optional per NCCN (2018)

Question 2

What are the 5 regional LN stations in BC?

Answer 2

Regional LN stations in BC: infraclavicular (ICV) nodes typically refer to the level III axillary nodes in RT oncology.

Station I: nodes inf/lat to pectoralis minor muscle

Station II: nodes deep to pectoralis minor and the interpectoral Rotter nodes

Station III: nodes sup/med to pectoralis minor

Station IV: SCV nodes

Station V: IM nodes

TREATMENT/PROG