Sonographic Evaluation of Isolated Abnormal Axillary Lymph Nodes Identified on Mammograms

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-71

  Shetty, Mahesh K ^a,b   Carpenter, Wendy S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph nodes; Breast; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; HISTOLOGY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY;

MAMMOGRAMS; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SARCOMA;

EID: 1642577033     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.1.63     Document Type: Review

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