The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 4 , Pages 450-455 , October 2007

Utility of ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the axilla in the assessment of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast

Presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Phoenix, AZ, May 2–6, 2007

  • Judy C. Boughey, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Lavinia P. Middleton, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Lori Harker, P.A.-C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Betsy Garrett, P.A.-C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Bruno Fornage, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Kelly K. Hunt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Gildy V. Babiera, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Peter Dempsey, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Isabelle Bedrosian, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-713-563-1872; fax: +1-713-745-1462.

Received 30 April 2007 ,Revised 27 June 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00540-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.017

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 4 , Pages 450-455 , October 2007

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