Accurate classification of sentinel lymph node metastases in patients with lobular breast carcinoma

Breast

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 360-364

  Apple, Sophia K ^a   Moatamed, Neda A ^a   Finck, Rachel H ^a   Sullivan, Peggy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive lobular carcinoma; Metastasis; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROMETASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 77957158246     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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