Micrometastases of breast cancer Micrometastases of breast cancer is a subject of some controversy in breast cancer staging and treatment. In fact, the term ‘micro metastasis‘ is not in common use among all breast cancer physicians. It refers to the detection of a tiny amount of malignant breast cancer cells in the axillary lymph nodes […]
Neuroendocrine Markers in Breast Cancer
Neuroendocrine Markers: Positive differentiation of neuroendocrine breast carcinoma A ‘marker‘ is a positive finding on a kind of diagnostic ‘tally-sheet‘, which indicates the presence of various proteins, hormones, unique cell-types, and other biological agents. There are many ways of testing for markers, but those most commonly used for neuroendocrine breast cancer include blood-serum levels, staining […]