Accuracy of predicting axillary lymph node positivity by physical examination, mammography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1825-1830

  Valente, Stephanie A ^a   Levine, Gary M ^b   Silverstein, Melvin J ^a,b   Rayhanabad, Jessica A ^a   Weng Grumley, Janie G ^a   Ji, Lingyun ^a   Holmes, Dennis R ^a   Sposto, Richard ^a   Sener, Stephen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 84865146254     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-2200-7     Document Type: Review

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