Evidence for disseminated tumor cells in lymphatic vessels afferent to sentinel lymph nodes in patients diagnosed with cervical cancer

Abstract Background In patients diagnosed with cervical cancer, the purpose of lymphadenectomy is the removal of lymph nodes for diagnosis and potential treatment of metastasized tumor cells. It is unclear if afferent lymphatic vessels harbor tumor cells and, thus, may pose additional risk for recur...

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Main Authors: Shadi Younes, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Norman Häfner, Katrin Beer, Lars Jansen, Juliane Sanft, Gita Mall, Susan Koops, Matthias Dürst, Achim Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Cancer Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.1366