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axillary lymph node biopsy
Indications:
- breast cancer
Pathology:
- adenocarcinoma of the breast
Radiology:
- bilateral diagnostic mammography if diagnosis of breast cancer not established
- breast MRI may be more sensitive for detecting breast cancer in patients with BRCA1 mutations & BRCA2 mutations
General
lymph node biopsy
References
- Blanchard DK, Farley DR
Retrospective study of women presenting with axillary metastases from occult
breast carcinoma.
World J Surg. 2004 Jun;28(6):535-9
PMID: 15366740