Prognostic and therapeutic impact of sentinel node micrometastasis in patients with invasive breast cancer

Tumori

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Carcoforo, P ^a   Bergossi, L ^a   Basaglia, Ernesto ^a   Soliani, G ^a   Querzoli, P ^a   Zambrini, E ^a   Pozza, E ^a   Feggi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer treatment; Micrometastasis; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036342160     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160208800319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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