Biopsy method and excision volume do not affect success rate of subsequent sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-27

  Haigh, Philip I ^a   Hansen, Nora M ^a   Qi, Karen ^a   Giuliano, Armando E ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast cancer; Sentinel node; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033950213     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-000-0021-1     Document Type: Article

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