Responsibility of assessment teams to review and biopsy abnormal axillary lymph nodes in women with malignant lesions at assessment

This clinical advice from the BreastScreen Australia (BSA) Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC) reviews whether axilla assessment should be done as part of their management.

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Responsibility of assessment teams to review and biopsy abnormal axillary lymph nodes in women with malignant lesions at assessment

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The BSA CAC recommends that axilla assessment be formalised as part of a comprehensive management of women with grade 5 non-calcified lesions. Appropriate measurement parameters should be left to a Service’s clinical judgment.

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