axillary lymph node biopsy
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Pathology
Indications
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
More general terms
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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15366740