Meta-analysis of tumour burden in pre-operative axillary ultrasound positive and negative breast cancer patients.
Muneer AhmedF JozsaR BakerI T RubioJ BensonM DouekPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2017)
Pre-operative ultrasound positive patients have significantly higher axillary burden. However, nearly half do fit the criteria of low axillary burden and could be considered for omission of ANC.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- ultrasound guided
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported