How to improve low lymph node recovery rates from axillary clearance specimens of breast cancer. A short term audit

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 846-849

  Cserni, Gábor ^a  

^a BÁCS KISKUN COUNTY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Audit; Axillary clearance; Histopathology; Lymph node recovery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031772849     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.11.846     Document Type: Article

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