Consequences of Axillary Ultrasound in Patients with T2 or Greater Invasive Breast Cancers

Background Axillary ultrasound (AUS) with needle biopsy is used to detect metastasis in patients with invasive breast cancers. Our hypothesis is that preoperative AUS significantly reduces sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) use in patients with invasive breast tumors >2 cm upon clinical examination. Met...

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Published in:Annals of surgical oncology 2011, Vol.18 (1), p.72-77
Main Authors: Lee, M. Catherine, Eatrides, Jennifer, Chau, Alec, Han, Gang, Kiluk, John V., Khakpour, Nazanin, Cox, Charles E., Carter, W. Bradford, Laronga, Christine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Axilla
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Oncology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Oncology
Prognosis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Ultrasonography, Mammary
Young Adult
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Summary:Background Axillary ultrasound (AUS) with needle biopsy is used to detect metastasis in patients with invasive breast cancers. Our hypothesis is that preoperative AUS significantly reduces sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) use in patients with invasive breast tumors >2 cm upon clinical examination. Methods A single-institution database of patients with breast cancer and AUS was reviewed. Patients with incomplete records, clinical tumor
ISSN:1068-9265
1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-010-1171-4