The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 16-20 , January 2007

Role of axillary ultrasound examination in the selection of breast cancer patients for sentinel node biopsy

  • Jacopo Nori, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Ermanno Vanzi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Massimo Bazzocchi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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  • Filippo Nori Bufalini, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Vito Distante, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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  • Francesco Branconi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Perinatology, and Human Reproductive Medicine, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85 - 50134, Firenze, Italy
    • ,
  • Tommaso Susini, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Perinatology, and Human Reproductive Medicine, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85 - 50134, Firenze, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39.055.411879; fax: +39.055.434330.

Received 7 December 2005 ,Revised 20 February 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00167-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.02.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 16-20 , January 2007

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