Axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer: preoperative detection with US.
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 158 (2) , 325-326
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.158.2.3510440
Abstract
The importance of axillary node status in the prognosis of breast cancer led the authors to conduct a prospective study comparing the value of clinical examination with ultrasound (US) performed by a transpectoral approach. All 60 patients examined underwent axillary dissection. Sensitivity was 45.4% for clinical examination versus 72.7% for US. US provides valuable information for breast cancers treated solely by irradiation, after insufficient dissection, and for large tumors not amenable to primary surgery. When the nodal region is treated by surgery and/or radiotherapy, local monitoring with US appears unnecessary owing to the low incidence of nodal recurrence.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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