Micrometastases and isolated tumor cells in breast cancer are indeed associated with poorer outcome.
Paul J
PJ
van Diest
Maaike
M
de Boer
Carolien H M
CH
van Deurzen
Vivianne C G
VC
Tjan-Heijnen
D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D016019:Survival Analysis