Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast has better short- and long-term survival than invasive ductal carcinoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1234-1240

  Toikkanen, S ^a   Pylkkanen L ^a   Joensuu, H ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Carcinoma; Lobular; Prognostic factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DUCT; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030874655     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.540     Document Type: Article

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