MANAGEMENT OF OCCULT BREAST-CANCER PRESENTING AS AN AXILLARY METASTASIS

被引:15
作者
KNAPPER, WH
机构
[1] Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service and Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
来源
SEMINARS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY | 1991年 / 7卷 / 05期
关键词
HORMONAL ANALYSIS; MASTECTOMY; BILATERAL BREAST CANCER; LONG-TERM SURVIVAL;
D O I
10.1002/ssu.2980070515
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The presentation of cancer in an axillary lymph node without an obvious primary site is a diagnostic challenge. This is particularly true in female patients. A diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma consistent with occult breast primary requires further prompt therapy.
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页码:311 / 313
页数:3
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