Sentinel node procedure in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma: A histomorphologic review of 32 cases. The significance of anucleate structures on immunohistochemistry

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1032-1036

  Tjin Asjoe, F M ^a,b   Van Bekkum, E ^a   Ewing, P ^a   Burger, C W ^a   Ansink, A C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anucleate structures; Immunohistochemistry; Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma sentinel node

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; KERATIN;

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VULVA CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 51749095924     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01152.x     Document Type: Review

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