Micrometastases and isolated tumour cells in sentinel lymph nodes in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background The occurrence of micrometastases (MMs) and isolated tumour cells (ITCs) in oral sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is poorly known, and the definitions and clinical significance of MMs and ITCs in SLN biopsy are controversial. We compared the UICC/TNM definitions of MMs and ITCs w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of surgical oncology 2009-05, Vol.35 (5), p.532-538
Hauptverfasser:	Atula, T, Hunter, K.D, Cooper, L.A, Shoaib, T, Ross, G.L, Soutar, D.S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Diagnosis Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Isolated tumour cell Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology Metastasis Micrometastasis Neoplasm Staging Oral cancer Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology Sentinel lymph node Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Surgery
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