Abstract:For the patients with breast cancer, the pathological status of axillary lymph nodes is one of the most important predictor of prognosis. In recent years, the application of sentinel lymph node biopsy has provided us with an opportunity for the further study on the mechanism of lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. Through detailed pathological examination of sentinel lymph nodes, we can easily find patients who are in the early stage of lymph node metastasis - that is, the tumor cells from the primary tumor… Show more
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