Role of mammography in diagnosis of axillary abnormalities in women with normal breast examination

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Muttarak, M ^a   Chaiwun, B ^a   Peh, W C G ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Breast neoplasm; Lymphatic system; Mammography; Metastases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 7044239751     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8461.2004.01312.x     Document Type: Review

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