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J Clin Pathol 54:550-552 doi:10.1136/jcp.54.7.550

Sentinel node investigation in breast cancer: detailed analysis of the yield from step sectioning and immunohistochemistry

Table 2

Cumulative number of breast cancer sentinel node metastases found with each additional level (250 μm intervals) in 103 sentinel nodes

H&E % IHC %
H&E, haematoxylin and eosin staining; IHC, CAM5.2 immunohistochemistry.
Level 1 84 81 89 86
Level 2 86 83 93 90
Level 3 88 85 97 94
Level 4 89 86 101 98
Level 5 90 87 103 100

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