Haid A, Hergan K, Oser W, Zimmermann G
Abteilung für Chirurgie, Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch.
Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd. 1996;113:98-100.
Preoperative axillary sonography is a superior method in predicting axillary lymph node status than clinical examination in patients with breast cancer. However, the results depend on the skills and care of the examiner, metastases less than 3-5 mm are hardly visible.