Breast MR imaging in a patient with unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy and unknown primary malignancy

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2128-2132

  Schelfout, Katrien ^a,b   Kersschot, E ^b   Van Goethem, M ^a   Thienpont, L ^b   Van den Haute, J ^b   Roelstraete, A ^b   De Schepper, A ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Axillary lymphadenopathy; Breast cancer; MRI; Occult

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MASTECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY;

EID: 0041826851     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1674-x     Document Type: Article

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