Clinical Utility and Limitations of Ultrasound‐Guided Axillary Lymph Node Fine‐Needle Aspiration Cytology in Breast Cancer Management
US + FNAC improves diagnostic accuracy for axillary staging; however, standard AD may constitute overtreatment in some FNAC-positive patients. Selective de-escalation of axillary surgery should therefore be considered.
Authors
- Tomoyuki Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7376-4015)
- Aoi Morishita
Institutions
- Hiraka General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostic Cytopathology
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.70032
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00