Is pre-treatment nodal ultrasound evaluation necessary if a patient undergoes upfront PET/CT for staging?
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Does your institution routinely preform comprehensive nodal ultrasound evaluation for clinically node + breast cancer staging?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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The answer to this question depends greatly on the local capabilities to conduct regional nodal ultrasound. If this can be done, then we find ultrasound to be very helpful. In today’s environment, it is difficult to obtain insurance approval for PET in the staging of node-positive breast cancer. Bey...
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