Reproducibility of new classification schemes for the pathology of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 450-454

  Bethwaite, Peter ^a   Smith, Nicole ^a   Delahunt, Brett ^a   Kenwright, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast; Carcinoma in situ; Classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 0031836171     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.6.450     Document Type: Article

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