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March 10, 2026Sonography0 citations

Ultrasonography Versus Computed Tomography for Lymphadenopathy in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography in Detecting Axillary and Extra‐Axillary Lymphadenopathy in Metastatic Breast Cancer

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HSHourieh SoleimaniSASeyed Ali AlamdaranMRMasoud Pezeshki Rad

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This cross-sectional study compares ultrasonography and computed tomography's accuracy in identifying lymphadenopathy in metastatic breast cancer, suggesting implications for staging.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate and compare the diagnostic performance of ultrasonography and computed tomography in detecting axillary and extra-axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer.
  • Cross-sectional study design with 40 patients
  • Participants underwent both ultrasonography and computed tomography for nodal staging
  • Computed tomography served as the reference standard for measuring diagnostic accuracy
  • Ultrasonography achieved perfect sensitivity and specificity for axillary level I (1.00)
  • Sensitivity for axillary levels II and III decreased to 0.67 and 0.57, respectively
  • Computed tomography identified more positive nodes in deeper axillary and extra-axillary regions, but differences were statistically insignificant

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Soleimani et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af958570916d39fea4d287https://doi.org/10.1002/sono.70051
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