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Breast Cancer
Research findings from University of Padua update understanding of breast cancer
April 30th, 2009
According to a study from Padua, Italy, "Intraoperative analysis of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) status is currently performed in patients with breast cancer (BC) undergoing surgery. Axillary node (AN) metastases are present in up to 60% of cases, but the risk is only 30% in patients with early stage (T1) BC." "The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Tc-99m-sestamibi scintimammography (SSM), axillary ultrasonography (US) and US-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology together in detecting axillary metastases preoperatively and their potential role in reducing the number of SLN procedures. A series of 86 consecutive women (median age 57 years, range...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-30)
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