Axillary Ultrasound for Breast Cancer Staging: an Attempt to Identify Clinical/Histopathological Factors Impacting Diagnostic Performance

Aim To assess the diagnostic value of pre-surgery axillary ultrasound for nodal staging in patients with primary breast cancer and to identify clinical/histopathological factors impacting diagnostic performance. Study Design Single-center, retrospective chart analysis. We assessed sensitivity, speci...

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Main Authors: Kubilay Ertan, Christina Linsler, Alexander Di Liberto, Mei Fang Ong, Erich Solomayer, Jan Endrikat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S11215