Prognostic comparison of three classifications for medullary carcinomas of the breast

Histopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 523-532

  Lidang Jensen, M ^a,c   Kiaer H ^b   Andersen, J ^a   Jensen, V ^a   Melsen, F ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atypical medullary carcinoma; Diagnostic criteria; Medullary carcinoma; Non medullary carcinoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030919387     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.5720795.x     Document Type: Article

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