Immunohistochemical localization of prostate-specific antigen in benign and malignant breast tissues

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1646-1651

  Howarth, D J C ^a   Aronson, I B ^b   Diamandis, E P ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Ductal epithelial hyperplasia; Immunohistochemistry; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METAPLASIA; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PAPILLOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030916606     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.280     Document Type: Article

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