VALUE OF PREOPERATIVE AXILLARY SONOGRAPHY IN BREAST-CANCER

Authors
HAID A HERGAN K OSER W ZIMMERMANN G
Citation
A. Haid et al., VALUE OF PREOPERATIVE AXILLARY SONOGRAPHY IN BREAST-CANCER, Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 1996, pp. 98-100
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00238236
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
2
Pages
98 - 100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-8236(1996):<98:VOPASI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Preoperative axillary sonography is a superior method in predicting ax illary lymphnode status than clinical examination in patients with bre ast cancer. However, the results depend on the skills and care of the examiner, metatases less than 3-5 mm are hardly visible.