Open AccessStudy of Metastasis in Lymphnode Biopsies with Special Reference to Immunohistochemistry (IHC) in Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Syed Ali Baqher Hussaini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12179.5679
Subject(s) - medicine , immunohistochemistry , metastasis , malignancy , pathology , breast carcinoma , lymph , lymph node , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , axillary lymph nodes , oncology , breast cancer , cancer
Lymph nodes are the most common site of metastatic malignancy, and sometimes constitute the first clinical manifestation of the disease. Metastases are tumour implants discontinuous with the primary tumour. The characterization of a neoplasm as primary or metastatic has always troubled surgical pathologists.