Malignant phyllodes tumor with chondrosarcomatous differentiation: Report of a case with cytological presentation

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-245

  Garcia, Fernando U ^a   Soans, Suchetha ^a   Galindo, Lorenzo M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast tumors; Cystosarcoma; Malignant phyllodes tumor; Stromal overgrowth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLOIDES; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032910477     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199904)20:4<241::aid-dc12>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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