'Missed' micrometastases: The extent of the problem

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 313-317

  Lilleng, P K ^a   Hartveit, F ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; HEMATOXYLIN;

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033899559     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418600750013078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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