The Clinical Value of Axillary Ultrasonogra- phy for Detection of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Cases with Breast Cancer

The Clinical Value of Axillary Ultrasonogra- phy for Detection of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Cases with Breast Cancer

Background: The axillary lymph node stage is one of the single most important determinants in the prognosis of breast cancer patients. The disadvantages of the two previous methods used for evaluating axillary node metastasis, i.e., axillary lymph node dissection and sentinel lymph node biopsy, have...

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Main Authors: Sedigheh Tahmasebi, Behnam Dalfardi, Majid Akrami, Arash Talei, Abdolrasoul Talei, Alireza Rasekhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Axilla
Biopsy
Breast neoplasms
Lymph nodes
Neoplasm metastasis
Ultra- sonography
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/155/144

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