therapy. Ultrasonography has been reported to detect up to 93% of ipsilateral axillary nodal involvement and up to 50% of infraclavicular, internal mammary, or supraclavicular nodal involvement. 19 The use of MRI has been found to be the most accurate test
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therapy were classified as receiving platinum-based therapy. Patients documented in the VACCR as having undergone resection, surgery not otherwise specified, or tumor destruction were considered to have undergone surgery. Use of PET and brain MRI for
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are generally available, MRI has more limited availability. Treatment The definitive and palliative treatment of prostate cancer has multiple regional challenges. Definitive treatment typically involves either surgery or radiotherapy, and
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pathology results revealed leiomyosarcoma, negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors. Fine-needle aspiration of a single lung nodule confirmed metastatic disease. Bone biopsy of her vertebral lesion was deferred secondary to location. However, MRI of
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medical history and complete physical examination], we recommend a PET/CT scan because many of the lesions appear fibrotic and are infiltrative in nature,” Dr. Go commented. If PET/CT is unavailable, a whole-body CT scan, MRI of the brain, and bone scan
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Table 1 . A decrease occurred in unspecified clinical T classification ( P <.001). The use of MRI as preoperative imaging technique increased ( P <.001) and so did the percentage of patients who were preoperatively discussed in a multidisciplinary team
