Distinct lymph nodal sonographic characteristics in breast cancer patients at high risk for axillary metastases correlate with the final axillary stage

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 968, 2008, Pages 630-636

  Moore, A ^a   Hester, M ^a   Nam, M W ^b   Brill, Y M ^b   McGrath, P ^a   Wright, H ^a   Weisinger, K ^b   Romond, E ^b   Samayoa, L M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 48249118344     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/21933846     Document Type: Article

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