title: Recent advances in non-invasive axillary staging for breast cancer.
abstract: Nodal staging in breast cancer is a key predictor of prognosis and directs subsequent adjuvant therapy. This article addresses current modalities of nodal staging in breast cancer but focuses on promising non-invasive alternatives for staging the axilla.
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, Department of Surgery, Sunderland University Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, UK SR4 7TP, UK. Obiukwu.Iwuchukwu@chs.northy.uk
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Iwuchukwu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wahed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wozniak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dordea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging