Immunohistochemical analysis of negative inguinal lymph nodes in men with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: Are we missing micrometastases which could predict recurrence?

BJU International

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-73

  Biedrzycki, Olaf J ^a   Hadway, Paul ^a   Cooke, Angela ^a   Watkin, Nick ^a   Corbishley, Cathy ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Micrometastases; Penis cancer; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MICROMETASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS; PENIS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAIN; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PENILE NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745081012     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06190.x     Document Type: Article

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