Rate of malignancies in breast abscesses and argument for ultrasound drainage

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 869-872

  Scott, Bradford G ^a   Silberfein, Eric J ^a   Pham, Huang Q ^a   Feanny, Mark A ^a   Lassinger, Brian K ^a   Welsh, Francis J ^a   Carrick, Mathew M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Aspiration; Breast; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845214808     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.060     Document Type: Article

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