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PB.1. Axillary lymph node ultrasound and needle sampling in preoperative staging of breast cancer: re-audit

Authors: P Hamilton, H Kazi, L Clarke, A Robinson, A Leaver

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 1/2014

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In our unit, invasive breast cancer patients undergo axillary ultrasound and sometimes needle sampling with fine-needle aspiration or core biopsy for preoperative staging. Results triage patients to appropriate axillary surgery. We present a complete audit cycle. Between cycles 1 and 2, departmental guidelines were changed to include repeat preoperative biopsy in cases with suspicious ultrasound but negative biopsy result (LN4 and LN5 of an LN1 to LN5 node ultrasound grading system), and for patients with inconclusive biopsy results. …

Title: PB.1. Axillary lymph node ultrasound and needle sampling in preoperative staging of breast cancer: re-audit
Authors: P Hamilton
H Kazi
L Clarke
A Robinson
A Leaver
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3711

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