Ultrasound as a replacement for physical examination in clinical staging of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients

Background The status of axillary lymph nodes (ALNs) is one of the important factors in decision‐making for breast cancer treatment. Physical examination (PE) has long been the main, or even the only, means of clinical staging for ALNs in breast cancer. However, the sensitivity and accuracy of PE re...

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Main Authors: Xue Chen, Xiaoting Li, Zhaoqing Fan, Jinfeng Li, Yuntao Xie, Tianfeng Wang, Tao Ouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.13224