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Lead
University of Pittsburgh
With
Suros Surgical (now Hologic )
Women with suspected or recently diagnosed breast cancer and ipsilateral abnormal appearing axillary lymph nodes underwent fine needle aspiration immediately followed by core biopsy of the same lymph node.Cytology results from the fine needle aspiration (FNA)and histology from the core biopsy were compared to surgical pathology from axillary node excision to determine if either method of percutaneous node sampling was more sensitive in detecting metastasis. Pain during each procedure was also compared.
Age
Any age
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Women with breast cancer and abnormal ipsilateral axillary nodes visible on sonography.
You may not be if
Inability to understand consent form.
Emotionally unprepared to discuss possibility of axillary metastasis
