Pigmented carcinoma of the breast: An ultrastructural study

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-113

  Lloreta Trull, Josep ^a,c   Ordóñez, Nelson G ^b   Mackay, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Electron microscopy; Immunocytochemistry; Melanin; Pigmented tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0034011326     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120050118594     Document Type: Article

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