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Nodal status does not predict micrometastatic burden in the bone marrow of patients with breast cancer

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While there are increased HEA positive cells in the bone marrow of women with locally advanced tumours, nodal status does not predict bone marrow positivity in breast cancer. This novel finding offers insights into the differing mechanisms of lymphatic and haematogenous spread in breast cancer.

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  1. South Infirmary Hospitals, Cork, Ireland

    D. Richardson & J. Kelly

  2. Department of Academic Surgery, Cork University, Ireland

    N. J. Aherne, K. C. Redmond, J. H. Wang, E. T. Condon, M. A. Kelly & H. P. Redmond

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Aherne, N.J., Redmond, K.C., Wang, J.H. et al. Nodal status does not predict micrometastatic burden in the bone marrow of patients with breast cancer. Ir J Med Sci 171 (Suppl 2), 47 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170083

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