Pre-operative and intra-operative detection of axillary lymph node metastases in 108 patients with invasive lobular breast cancer undergoing mastectomy

Pre-operative and intra-operative detection of axillary lymph node metastases in 108 patients with invasive lobular breast cancer undergoing mastectomy

Abstract Background Despite the recent changes in the treatment of the axilla in selected breast cancer patient, positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) in patients undergoing mastectomy still necessitates axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). In invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), pre-operative detection...

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Main Authors: Jerica Novak, Nikola Besic, Radan Dzodic, Barbara Gazic, Andrej Vogrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Invasive lobular carcinoma
Axillary lymph node metastasis
Axillary ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy
Intra-operative imprint cytology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4062-x

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