Micrometastases: Have they an impact on prognosis?

被引：32

作者：

Ferlito, A

Devaney, KO

Rinaldo, A

Devaney, SL

Carbone, A

机构：

[1] Univ Udine, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, I-33100 Udine, Italy

[2] Natl Canc Inst, Ctr Riferimento Oncol, Div Pathol, Aviano, Italy

[3] Univ Michigan, Dept Pathol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY | 1999年 / 108卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1177/000348949910801217

中图分类号：

R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100213 ;

摘要：

Current routine histopathologic methods may fail in detecting lymph node micrometastases, while the introduction of newer, sensitive techniques, such as immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis, can improve their detection. The literature reveals that the presence of micrometastases has clinical and prognostic implications.

引用

页码：1185 / 1189

页数：5

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