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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 2/2009

01-10-2009 | Poster presentation

Axillary lymph node ultrasound and fine needle aspiration in pre-operative breast cancer staging

Authors: AAM Leaver, L McLean

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 2/2009

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Routine ipsilateral axillary ultrasound of patients with breast cancer has been performed in our Trust since September 2008. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is then performed on nodes when they fulfil local criteria for possible nodal metastasis, in line with recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance. …
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Title
Axillary lymph node ultrasound and fine needle aspiration in pre-operative breast cancer staging
Authors
AAM Leaver
L McLean
Publication date
01-10-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 2/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2397

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