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Ultrasound as a replacement for physical examination in clinical staging of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients

BACKGROUND: The status of axillary lymph nodes (ALNs) is one of the important factors in decision‐making for breast cancer treatment. Physical examination (PE) has long been the main, or even the only, means of clinical staging for ALNs in breast cancer. However, the sensitivity and accuracy of PE r...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xue, Li, Xiaoting, Fan, Zhaoqing, Li, Jinfeng, Xie, Yuntao, Wang, Tianfeng, Ouyang, Tao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31713346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.13224