Efficiency of a preoperative axillary ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration cytology to detect patients with extensive axillary lymph node involvement.

Efficiency of a preoperative axillary ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration cytology to detect patients with extensive axillary lymph node involvement.

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated that axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) does not affect patient survival, even in those with one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). On the other hand, patients with 3 or more metastatic lymph nodes are eligible for chemotherapy. Therefore, it...

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Main Authors: Isabella Castellano, Cristina Deambrogio, Francesca Muscarà, Luigi Chiusa, Giovanna Mariscotti, Riccardo Bussone, Guglielmo Gazzetta, Luigia Macrì, Paola Cassoni, Anna Sapino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4160163?pdf=render

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