Evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy by immunohistochemistry and multilevel sectioning in patients with breast carcinoma

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1670-1673

  Liu, L H ^a   Siziopikou, K P ^a   Gabram, S ^a   McClatchey, K D ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MICROTOMY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 0033748934     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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