Ultrasound and fine needle aspiration cytology of the axilla in the pre-operative identification of axillary nodal involvement in breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1152-1157

  Swinson, C ^a   Ravichandran, D ^a   Nayagam, M ^a   Allen, S ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axilla; Breast carcinoma; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AXILLA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 70349750179     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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