Do you recommend IM biopsy in the initial staging of breast cancer patients with suspicious IM nodes on imaging?
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Do you recommend IM biopsy in the initial staging of breast cancer patients with suspicious IM nodes on imaging?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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I think it is always preferable to biopsy suspected cancer sites when developing a therapeutic plan. Biopsy provides a greater degree of certainty in clinical decision making and can be informative when evaluating outcomes of care retrospectively for quality improvement or research projects. However...
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