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For breast cancer TNM staging system, can we stage a breast mass through history, inspection and palpation of breast alone? Do we still need to do biopsy?
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Yes Biopsy is the must and only sure short way to confirm that the breast pump is malignant and not benign. Once you have confirmed the diagnosis of cancer then yes you can stage it by clinical examination of breast, axilla and neck, abdomen.
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Biopsy will clear if ters any confusion related to d lump.
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