European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 430-434 , May 2007

Transcription-reverse transcription concerted reaction and minimal residual disease in axillary sentinel nodes of breast cancer

  • T. Ishikawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4–57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 45 253 5367; fax: +81 45 261 9492.
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  • E. Miyajima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Investigation, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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  • T. Sasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
    • ,
  • M. Tanabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4–57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
    • ,
  • C. Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4–57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
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  • A. Nozawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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  • K. Kawachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Y. Fukuno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Investigation, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
    • ,
  • H. Takeda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Investigation, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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  • T. Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Tosoh Cooperation, 2743-1, Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa 252-1123, Japan
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  • S. Onaka

      Affiliations

    • Tosoh Cooperation, 2743-1, Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa 252-1123, Japan
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  • N. Momiyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3–9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
    • ,
  • Y. Ichikawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3–9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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  • K. Inui

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4–57, Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
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  • H. Shimada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3–9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan

,Accepted 29 September 2006.

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PII: S0748-7983(06)00368-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.09.038

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 430-434 , May 2007

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