Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: Association of pathologic features with lymph node metastasis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 740-746

  Guo, Xiaojing ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Lang, Ronggang ^a   Fan, Yu ^a   Zhang, Xinmin ^b   Fu, Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Invasive micropapillary carcinoma; Lymph node metastasis; Vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 3;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; INVASIVE MICROPAPILLARY CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750718178     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AXYY4AJTMNW6FRMW     Document Type: Article

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