HYPERPLASIA OF AXILLARY NODES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING IMMUNOTHERAPY

Authors
LOYER E DAVID C SELLA A ELLERHORST J
Citation
E. Loyer et al., HYPERPLASIA OF AXILLARY NODES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING IMMUNOTHERAPY, American journal of roentgenology, 169(5), 1997, pp. 1359-1362
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
American journal of roentgenology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0361803X
Volume
169
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1359 - 1362
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(1997)169:5<1359:HOANIP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. CT scans of the chest in 32 patients undergoing immunothera py for metastatic renal cell carcinoma were evaluated to determine the incidence and significance of axillary lymph node enlargement during therapy, CONCLUSION. Axillary node enlargement in cancer patients unde rgoing immunotherapy should not be assumed to be metastatic in origin but may result from the stimulation of the immune system during treatm ent.