Cytologic diagnosis of signet-ring cell carcinoma of the breast

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 650-656

  Kamiya, Masuzo ^a   Mizuguchi, Kunio ^a   Yoshimoto, Makoto ^a   Tanaka, Miyuki ^a   Motegi, Sawako ^b   Matushima, Hanako ^b   Ishizawa, Mitsugu ^b   Nakamura, Kyoji ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN TAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast neoplasm; Carcinoma; Signet ring cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031749483     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331821     Document Type: Article

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