Tubular adenosis of the breast: A distinctive benign lesion mimicking invasive carcinoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-54

  Lee, King Chung ^a   Chan, John K C ^a   Gwi, Elaine ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast lesion; Cancerization of lobules; Intraduct carcinoma; Sclerosing adenosis; Tubular adenosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MASTECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS;

EID: 0030043692     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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