A 70-year-old woman has a 2-cm mass in the left breast. The patient’s physician recommends that a core needle biopsy be performed. Tissue analysis reveals the following finding. She is advised by the surgeon to have surgery to remove the primary breast mass in addition to some lymph nodes. The patient undergoes wide excision of the breast mass and lymph node removal. Which lymph nodes are most likely to be affected?
A 70-year-old woman has a 2-cm mass in the left breast. The patient’s physician recommends that a core needle biopsy be performed. Tissue analysis reveals the following finding. She is advised by the surgeon to have surgery to remove the primary breast mass in addition to some lymph nodes. The patient undergoes wide excision of the breast mass and lymph node removal. Which lymph nodes are most likely to be affected?
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A 70-year-old woman has a 2-cm mass in the left breast. The patient's physician recommends that a core needle biopsy be performed. Tissue analysis reveals the following finding. She is advised by the surgeon to have surgery to remove the primary breast mass in addition to some lymph nodes. The patient undergoes wide excision of the breast mass and lymph node removal. Which lymph nodes are most likely to be affected?
✓ Correct Answer: C. B
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