The need for vigilance in the pathologic evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes: A report of two illustrative cases

Breast Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 420-422

  Scognamiglio, Theresa ^a   Hoda, Rana S ^b   Edgar, Mark A ^a   Hoda, Syed A ^a,c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NYPH WCMC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Pathology; Sentinel lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; DYE; MUCIN; PROTEIN S 100; TRACER;

ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0141455458     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09515.x     Document Type: Article

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