Can ultrasound be considered as a potential alternative for sentinel lymph node biopsy for axillary lymph node metastasis detection in breast cancer patients?

Breast J. 2019 Nov;25(6):1300-1302. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13475. Epub 2019 Jul 29.

Authors

Donya Farrokh¹, Leila Ameri², Fatemeh Oliaee³, Mona Maftouh³, Masoomeh Sadeghi², Mohammad Naser Forghani⁴, Elham Bakhtiari⁵, Seyed Ali Alamdaran¹

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
² Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
³ Radiology Department, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁴ Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁵ Research Center for Patient Safety, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

PMID: 31359536
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13475

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MeSH terms

Axilla
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision / methods
Lymph Node Excision / statistics & numerical data
Lymph Nodes* / diagnostic imaging
Lymph Nodes* / pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis* / diagnostic imaging
Lymphatic Metastasis* / pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / methods
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / standards
Ultrasonography* / methods
Ultrasonography* / standards