Immunostaining with D2–40 improves evaluation of lymphovascular invasion, but may not predict sentinel lymph node status in early breast cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a widely used diagnostic procedure in the management of early breast cancer. When SLN is free of metastasis, complete axillary dissection may be skipped for staging in clinically N0 patients, allow...

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Main Authors: Vassallo José, Shinzato Júlia Y, Alvarenga Marcelo, Moraes-Schenka Natália G, Schenka André A, Britto Anna V, Ward Laura S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/109