Immunohistochemical detection of axillary lymph node micrometastases in node negative breast cancer patients using cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen

Immunohistochemical detection of axillary lymph node micrometastases in node negative breast cancer patients using cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen

Background and Objective: The study was conducted to detect occult metastases in lymph node negative breast cancer patients using cytokeratin (CK) and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) immunohistochemistry (IHC) and correlate this with primary tumor size and grade. Materials and Methods: A total of...

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Main Authors: Monisha Choudhury, Sapna Agrawal, Mukta Pujani, Shaji Thomas, Meenu Pujani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Axillary node
breast cancer
cytokeratin
epithelial membrane antigen
micrometastases
Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=28;epage=31;aulast=Choudhury

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