Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 209-214 , August 2011

Breast Cancer Close to the Nipple: Does This Increase the Risk of Nodal Metastasis at Diagnosis?

  • Erin I. Lewis, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Al Ozonoff, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • ,
  • Cheri P. Nguyen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Michael Kim, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • ,
  • Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FACR

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Imaging, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FACR, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.03.007

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 209-214 , August 2011

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