Micrometastasis in bone marrow in breast cancer.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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1994 Apr; 37(2): 159-64
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-74903
ABSTRACT
Bone marrow trephine biopsy (BMB) was done in 57 consecutive cases of breast cancer in order to detect micrometastasis. In 46 cases, presenting for the first time, tumor cells were seen in the bone marrow in nine (19.5%) cases. Out of 11 cases who presented with recurrence, micrometastasis was detected in seven (63.6%). Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) could detect only two of these sixteen positive cases. Immuno peroxidase staining or Epithelial Membrane Antigen (EMA) helped picked up three cases which were negative on routine Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stain. BMB is indicated in the evaluation of breast cancer at diagnosis and at relapse.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Bone Marrow
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Bone Neoplasms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Breast Neoplasms
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Breast Neoplasms, Male
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Adult
Limits:
Aged80
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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