Surgical decision making and factors determining a diagnosis of breast carcinoma in women presenting with nipple discharge

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 354-364

  Cabioglu, Neslihan ^a   Hunt, Kelly K ^a   Singletary, S Eva ^a   Stephens, Tanya W ^a   Marcy, Sylvie ^a   Meric, Funda ^a   Ross, Merrick I ^a   Babiera, Gildy V ^a   Ames, Frederick C ^a   Kuerer, Henry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST LESION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037345826     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01606-X     Document Type: Article

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