Ludovic Melly et al supplemental content.mp4 (52 MB)
Robotic lymphadenectomy of an internal mammary lymph node metastasis
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posted on 2017-09-16, 06:22 authored by Ludovic Melly, Jean-Luc Jansens, Grégroy Kalscheuer, Asmae Belhaj, Benoît RondeletA 58-year-old woman was diagnosed with a left-sided lone internal mammary swollen lymph node on a routine follow-up computer tomography, 42 months after a left mastectomy in the context of a ductal carcinoma grade III. The suspected metastasis was successfully removed in toto using a 3-port-da Vinci robotic procedure and the patient was discharged home without any complication on the third postoperative day. Robotically assisted oncological lymph node removal is safe, easily performed and economically affordable.