1. An Alternative Viewpoint.
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Viale, Giuseppe
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LYMPH nodes , *BIOPSY , *CANCER cells , *AXILLA , *CLINICAL pathology , *DIAGNOSTIC specimens , *TUMORS - Abstract
Replies to questions related sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Exlusion of the minimal lymph node involvement from the node-positive category in order to avoid overstaging; Percentage of patients with isolated tumor cell in their SLN had axillary metastases; Distinction between isolated tumor cell and true micrometastases; Detection of tumor cell emboli within lymphovascular channels.
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- 2004
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