Nipple-skin micro-metastasis in breast cancer patients
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌患者皮肤微转移灶的临床意义
- Author:
Weiyang TAO
;
Jan XU
;
Bei SUN
;
Yue GAO
;
Shangha PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Nipple-areola complex;
Immunohistochemical staining
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the clinical significance of micro-metastasis ( mM ) in the nipple-areola complex (NAC) and the regional skin of breast cancer. Methods Samples from the skin projection of the lump and the midline-transection of the nipple-areola complex were collected from 60 breast cancer patients for both routine pathological examination ( RP) and cytokeratin-19 (CK-19) monoclonal antibody immuneohistochemical examination (IHC). Results NAC invasion was identified by RP in 3 cases (5. 0% ) , and by IHC in 7 cases (11.7%) ( x2 = 2. 25, P
