Localization of metastasis within the sentinel lymph node biopsies: a predictor of additional axillary spread of breast cancer?

Localization of metastasis within the sentinel lymph node biopsies: a predictor of additional axillary spread of breast cancer?

PURPOSE: To explore the relationship between morphological characteristics and histologic localization of metastasis within sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) and axillary spread in women with breast cancer. METHODS: We selected 119 patients with positive SLN submitted to complete axillary lymph node dissec...

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Main Authors: César Augusto Alvarenga, César Cabello dos Santos, Marcelo Alvarenga, Paula Itagyba Paravidino, Sirlei Siani Morais, Henrique Benedito Brenelli, Filomena Marino de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2013-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Subjects:
Breast neoplasms
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Lymph nodes
Neoplasm metastasis
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