Benign transport of breast epithelium into axillary lymph nodes after biopsy

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 259-265

  Carter, Beverley A ^a,b   Jensen, Roy A ^a   Simpson, Jean F ^a   Page, David L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Histology; Lymph nodes; Micrometastases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MACROPHAGE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033998120     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/7ef8-f1w7-yvnt-h8h5     Document Type: Article

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