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Breast Cancer
Reports on breast cancer findings from Nagoya University provide new insights
January 29th, 2009
According to recent research from Nagoya, Japan, "The distinction of primary lung from metastatic breast cancer is crucial in patients presenting with a solitary Pulmonary nodule after mastectomy, because treatment strategies are completely different. Definitive diagnosis of these nodules, however, is often difficult." "We assessed the feasibility of our diagnostic approach for these nodules and estimated the frequency of primary lung cancer Occurrence in patients after mastectomy. We evaluated solitary pulmonary nodules appearing in 48 patients after mastectomy. For histological examination, CT-guided needle aspiration biopsy (CT-NAB) or trans-bronchial lung biopsy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-29)
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