title: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of internal mammary nodes: technique and preliminary results in breast cancer patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to describe our technique and preliminary results of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of indeterminate internal mammary (IM) lymph nodes in patients with a history of breast cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound-guided FNA of IM nodes is feasible and is particularly useful in the staging of breast cancer.
authors: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1350, Houston, TX 77030.
authors: Bruno D
authors: BD
authors: Fornage
authors: Basak E
authors: BE
authors: Dogan
authors: Nour
authors: N
authors: Sneige
authors: Gregg A
authors: GA
authors: Staerkel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
keywords: biopsy; breast cancer; fine-needle aspiration; internal mammary nodes; lymphatic spread; staging; ultrasound