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Occult breast cancer may originate from ectopic breast tissue present in axillary lymph nodes

Occult breast cancer may originate from ectopic breast tissue present in axillary lymph nodes

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Occult breast cancer may originate from ectopic breast tissue present in axillary lymph nodes

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Full title

Occult breast cancer may originate from ectopic breast tissue present in axillary lymph nodes

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Breast cancer research and treatment, 2018-11, Vol.172 (1), p.1-7

Language

English

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Publisher

New York: Springer US

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Contents

Purpose
Occult breast cancer (OBC) is classified as a carcinoma of unknown primary, and involves axillary lymphadenopathy and is histologically consistent with metastatic breast cancer. OBC has been conventionally considered as a metastatic lymph node lesion, the origin of which is an undetectable breast tumor. Therefore, OBC patients would usua...

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Occult breast cancer may originate from ectopic breast tissue present in axillary lymph nodes

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2073324006

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2073324006

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ISSN

0167-6806

E-ISSN

1573-7217

DOI

10.1007/s10549-018-4898-4

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