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01-03-2017 | Breast Oncology

Axillary Ultrasound Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Don’t Discount the Benefits Yet!

Authors: Theresa L. Schwartz, MD, FACS, Julie A. Margenthaler, MD, FACS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 3/2017

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Axillary lymph node status remains a top prognostic indicator for patients with breast cancer. It has been well established that the extent of nodal involvement plays a key role in the risk for both local recurrence and overall survival, and nodal staging has a tremendous impact on systemic therapy and radiotherapy treatment recommendations. …

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Title: Axillary Ultrasound Before Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Don’t Discount the Benefits Yet!
Authors: Theresa L. Schwartz, MD, FACS
Julie A. Margenthaler, MD, FACS
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-5766-x

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