The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 477-482 , October 2008

Scientific Presentation Award: The combination of axillary ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsy is an accurate predictor of axillary stage in clinically node-negative breast cancer patients

  • Dana M. Holwitt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • Mary Ellen Swatske, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • William E. Gillanders, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • Barbara S. Monsees, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • Feng Gao, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • Rebecca L. Aft, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
    • Department of Surgery, John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • Timothy J. Eberlein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • Julie A. Margenthaler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-314-747-9724; fax: +1-314-454-5509

Received 12 April 2008 ,Revised 1 June 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.006

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 477-482 , October 2008

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