Fine-needle aspirates CYFRA 21-1 is a useful tumor marker for detecting axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients.

INTRODUCTION: To assess whether the value of CYFRA21-1 in the aspirates of ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB) can contribute to improving the performances of US-FNAB in the diagnosis of axillary lymph node (LN) metastasis in breast cancer patients. METHODS: US-FNAB was pe...

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Main Authors: Jung Hyun Yoon, Kyung Hwa Han, Eun-Kyung Kim, Hee Jung Moon, Min Jung Kim, Young Joo Suh, Ji Soo Choi, Byeong-Woo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581445?pdf=render