palpable


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Synonyms for palpable

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capable of being perceived

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can be felt by palpation

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It can be indicated for the removal of any palpable or non-palpable breast lesion.
Initial workup for the palpable breast mass included bilateral diagnostic mammogram with tomosynthesis (Figures 1A and 1B) and right breast ultrasound (Figures 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D).
(6) Similar practices have been observed in our catchment area, as many boys have already undergone ultrasonic evaluation of palpable undescended testis which could have been easily detected by physical exam prior to urological referral.
Queen and |Country looks back on 50s England with palpable nostalgia
They showed that if the UDT is palpable it often has a normal vascular pedicle but shorter processus vaginalis.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for the treatment of adult men with Peyronie's disease with a palpable plaque and curvature deformity of at least 30 degrees at the start of therapy.
In palpable breast lumps, it is the fear of breast cancer which usually makes women consults a doctor, because of the fact that the breast is the commonest site for development of cancer in the females and accounts for around 20 percent of all malignancies in this sex.
"In the mammography arm, 30.6% of cancers were node positive and 68.2% were palpable. In the control arm, 32.4% of the cancers were node positive and all were palpable ...
The triple assessment is evaluation of palpable breast masses by clinical breast examination (CBE), imaging and tissue sampling.
Objective: To compare the efficacy and complications of single incision trans scrotal versus standard inguinal orchidopexy in children with palpable undescended testes.
For the first time, the writer saw the terrorist's palpable fear of the terrorist organization's revenge on his family.
(1), (2) Fortunately, the vast majority of breast lumps are benign, but this does not negate the need for evaluation of any palpable breast lesion.
Evaluation date of suspected cases of kala-azar and response to treatment (SAG) Parameters Cases (n=6) 1 2 3 4 Fever (> 2 wk) Present Present Present Present Spleen Palpable Palpable Palpable Palpable Liver Palpable Palpable Not Palpable Palpable Aldehyde test +ve +ve +ve -ve LD bodies ND +ve +ve ND rK39 ND ND +ve ND Malaria parasite -ve -ve -ve -ve Treatment response Cured Cured Cured Cured 5 6 Fever (> 2 wk) Present Present Spleen Palpable Palpable Liver Palpable Palpable Aldehyde test +ve +ve LD bodies ND ND rK39 +ve ND Malaria parasite -ve -ve Treatment response Cured Cured ND, not done; LD bodies, Leishman Donovan bodies
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- New research showed that some breast cancers continue to be detected as a palpable lump rather than being found through mammographic screening and that women undergoing yearly mammographic screening are inflicted with the disease at a lower rate.