"Axilla" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Area of the human body underneath the SHOULDER JOINT, also known as the armpit or underarm.
| Descriptor ID |
D001365
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.090
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Axilla" by people in Profiles.
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Uptake of Breast Cancer Clinical Trials at Minority Serving Cancer Centers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep; 28(9):4995-5004.
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Sentinel lymph node surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with node-positive breast cancer: the ACOSOG Z1071 (Alliance) clinical trial. JAMA. 2013 Oct 09; 310(14):1455-61.
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T1 breast carcinoma in women 70 years of age and older may not require axillary lymph node dissection. Am J Surg. 1996 Nov; 172(5):487-9; discussion 489-90.