Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Sep 2020
Observational StudyPET-CT and MR Imaging in the Management of Axillary Nodes in Early Stage Breast Cancer.
To discriminate between malignant or benign axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer using MRI, PET-CT, and sentinel lymph node biopsy. ⋯ Combining PET-CT and MRI is superior to PET-CT or MRI imaging alone in distinguishing benign and malignant axillary lymph node; and contributes to deciding the approach to axillary lymph node surgery. Lymph node size is also important for this imaging method to determine benign and malignant nodes correctly. Key Words: Breast cancer, PET-CT, MRI, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Axilla.