Stosiek P, Gerber B, Kasper M
Institut für Pathologie, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum, Cottbus.
Pathologe. 1996 Nov;17(6):433-9. doi: 10.1007/s002920050182.
We looked for micrometastases in the axillary lymph nodes of 163 women with breast carcinoma, using monoclonal anticytokeratin antibodies. We found 26 micrometastases (2.1%) in node-negative patients (n = 17). Life-table analysis after 3 years detected the conformity of this group with the N1 group with regard to overall survival and distant-metastasis-free survival.