Pichardo-Bahena R, Barredo PBA, Méndez-Sánchez N

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 117-118
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ABSTRACT

The dissection of peritumoral lymph nodes (LN) in neoplasm of epithelial origin like carcinoma of colon and breast, it’s a very important process to make a satisfactory pathologic and clinical statification. The identification of LN it’s an arduous and difficult process, the LN small than 05 mm are missing easily, and possibly have a focus of metastases. For these reasons are designing different techniques for the visual enhancement, denominated clearance of LN. In these reviewed comment different techniques and indications of clearance of LN.

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