Diagnostic significance of signet ring cells in fine-needle aspirates of the breast

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-121

  Sethi, Seema ^a   Cajulis, Ricardo S ^a   Gokaslan, Sefik T ^a   Frias Hidvegi, Denise ^a   Yu, Gordon H ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Passavant Pavilion ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

breast carcinoma; cytology; fine needle aspiration; signet ring cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY; CARCINOMA, SIGNET RING CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031044751     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199702)16:2<117::AID-DC4>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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