Ultrasonographically-guided fine-needle aspiration of axillary lymph nodes: Role in breast cancer management

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 702-706

  Sapino, A ^a   Cassoni, P ^a   Zanon, E ^a   Fraire, F ^a   Croce, S ^a   Coluccia, C ^b   Donadio, M ^b   Bussolati, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Carcinoma; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Lymph node; Metastases; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BLOOD STAIN; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DUCT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037430007     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600744     Document Type: Article

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