Open AccessHistological and immunohistochemical evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa
Author(s) -
A. van Zyl,
Johann Schneider
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2016.v106i5.9909
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , breast carcinoma , breast cancer , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , mastectomy , h&e stain , lymph , lymph node , pathology , axillary lymph nodes , axillary lymph node dissection , cancer , immunohistochemistry
Breast carcinoma remains the most prevalent cancer among women, with over 300 000 deaths annually worldwide. Axillary lymph node status is essential for the clinical staging of breast carcinoma and remains the single most important predictor of disease-free survival in breast carcinoma.