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SUBMITTER: Sharma N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5694501 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current breast cancer reports 20171104 4
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Axillary staging in the context of breast cancer is a contentious topic due to the varied practices across UK, Europe, and America. The ACOSOG Z0011 trial has questioned the role of axillary ultrasound in women with breast cancer. Published data has shown that women with ultrasound-positive lymph nodes have a worse prognosis than those with ultrasound-negative lymph nodes. Axillary ultrasound is limited as the sentinel lymph node (SLN) cannot be identified using B-mode ...[more]