Axillary lymph-node dissection for positive sentinel nodes in breast cancer patients

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 623-626

  Mignotte, H ^a   Treilleux, I ^a   Faure, C ^a   Nessah, K ^a   Bremond, A ^a  

^a CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Pathology; Secondary axillary dissection; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0036739291     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1272     Document Type: Article

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