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In the context of breast pathology, the Rosen criteria for LVI are widely excepted, and are as follows:<ref name=pmid6674861>{{Cite journal | last1 = Rosen | first1 = PP. | title = Tumor emboli in intramammary lymphatics in breast carcinoma: pathologic criteria for diagnosis and clinical significance. | journal = Pathol Annu | volume = 18 Pt 2 | issue = | pages = 215-32 | month = | year = 1983 | doi = | PMID = 6674861 }}</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 5 August 2011.</ref> | |||
Rosen criteria for LVI:<ref name=pmid6674861>{{Cite journal | last1 = Rosen | first1 = PP. | title = Tumor emboli in intramammary lymphatics in breast carcinoma: pathologic criteria for diagnosis and clinical significance. | journal = Pathol Annu | volume = 18 Pt 2 | issue = | pages = 215-32 | month = | year = 1983 | doi = | PMID = 6674861 }}</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 5 August 2011.</ref> | |||
#Must be outside of the tumour proper. | #Must be outside of the tumour proper. | ||
#*LVI is usually very close -- typically within 0.1 cm. | #*LVI is usually very close -- typically within 0.1 cm. | ||