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Should axillary imaging be routinely performed in all patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer?

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Surgical Oncology · Duke University Medical Center

This issue has been debated but I would argue that patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer should not undergo routine screening US of the axilla to look for clinically occult disease. The axillary US should be limited to diagnostic imaging for clinically suspicious nodes on clinical exam or b...

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