Absent Lymphatic Invasion by Tumor: Prognostic Meaning and Clinical Reassurance
1. Introduction Absent lymphatic invasion, formally denoted as L0 in a surgical pathology report, is a highly favorable microscopic finding indicating that a pathologist has meticulously examined the tissue surrounding a malignant tumor and found absolutely no evidence of cancer cells infiltrating the local lymphatic vessels. The bottom line is that the absence of lymphatic … Read more