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Sonographic localisation of lymph nodes suspicious of metastatic breast cancer to surgical axillary levels

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 119-138, March 2025.
Sonographic imaging is used to identify the presence, number and location of malignant lymph nodes. Axillary lymph nodes suspicious of harbouring breast cancer metastasis can be localised to three surgical axillary levels. This paper will unpack the axillary anatomy, muscular sonographic landmarks, surgical axillary lymph node levels and the ...
Michelle Fenech   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Podsećanje na borbu za uvođenje kontrolisanih kliničkih studija u cilju optimalnog izbora hirurškog lečenja karcinoma dojke [PDF]

open access: yesSanamed, 2012
This paper examines the debates within medical practice as more sophisticated statistical techniques became available for evaluating the best surgical technique for the treatment of breast cancer.
Vasic Ljiljana
doaj   +2 more sources

The Importance of Alexithymia in Post-surgery. Differences on Body Image and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Breast cancer is a disease that is difficult to face and that often hinders body acceptance. Body changes due to surgery can be very emotionally challenging for those who experience them.
Lorena Gutiérrez Hermoso   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Patient Decision-Making in Health Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Outlines regional variations within Minnesota in rates of patients with similar conditions receiving elective surgery, the concept of shared decision making, treatment choices for eight conditions, and steps for ensuring patients make informed ...
David C. Goodman   +5 more
core  

The Big Squeeze: A Social and Political History of the Controversial Mammogram [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] The Big Squeeze: A Social and Political History of the Controversial Mammogram chronicles the often turbulent history of screening mammography since its introduction in the early 1970s. This book makes five key points.
Reynolds, Handel, MD
core   +2 more sources

Changing Practices in Axillary Surgery After Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy: Insights From the EUSOMA European Database

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) is an increasing option for axillary surgery in patients responding to treatment, whether diagnosed as clinically node‐negative (cN0) or node‐positive (cN + ). This study evaluates SLNB trends in patients with NAT in a large European population.
Antonio J. Esgueva   +49 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and predictors of postdischarge antibiotic use following mastectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVESurvey results suggest that prolonged administration of prophylactic antibiotics is common after mastectomy with reconstruction. We determined utilization, predictors, and outcomes of postdischarge prophylactic antibiotics after mastectomy with ...
Fraser, Victoria J   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes Among Vietnamese American Women: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer‐related mortality among women globally. Vietnamese women experience unique challenges, including sociocultural, linguistic, and systemic barriers, contributing to disparities in screening utilization, late‐stage diagnoses, and treatment outcomes.
Antoinette T. Nguyen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMPARISON OF MEAN BLOOD LOSS USING HARMONIC SCALPEL AND MONOPOLAR ELECTROCAUTRY IN MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the mean per operative and post operative blood loss using harmonic scalpel and monopolar electrocautry in modified radical mastectomy. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Rizwan Ahmed,   +5 more
doaj  

ROLE OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRIC BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE

open access: yesОпухоли женской репродуктивной системы, 2014
The purpose of the study was to define the factors influencing the development of a recurrence depending on the volume of surgical intervention and to investigate the possibility of performing organ-saving surgery (OSS) for centric breast cancer.The ...
E. A. Sotskova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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