The role of ultrasound and lymphoscintigraphy in the assessment of axillary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the leading cause of death due to cancer in European women. Mammography screening programs aimed to increase the detection of early cancer stages were implemented in numerous European countries. Recent data show a decrease in mortality due to breast...

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Main Authors: Michał Nieciecki, Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak, Paweł Wareluk, Anna Gumińska, Ewa Białek, Marek Cacko, Leszek Królicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Ultrasonography
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Online Access:http://jultrason.pl/index.php/issues/volume-16-no-64/the-role-of-ultrasound-and-lymphoscintigraphy-in-the-assessment-of-axillary-lymph-nodes-in-patients-with-breast-cancer?aid=404