Occult neoplastic cells and malignant micro-aggregates in lymph node sinuses: Review and hypothesis

Oncology Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 173-175

  Mukai, Masaya ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY OISO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer recurrence; Isolated tumor cells; Malignant micro aggregates; Micrometastasis; Node negative cancer; Occult neoplastic cells; Occult systemic metastasis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24644449834     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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