Cytokeratin-positive cells in sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer are not random events: Experience in patients undergoing prophylactic mastectomy
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Breast Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
Keratins
Lymph Nodes
Mastectomy
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
abstract
IHC-positive cells in SLNs are rare in the absence of cancer and are not the result of previous breast instrumentation. Although the prognostic significance of IHC-positive cells remains controversial, the current study suggests that they are not random events.
