Significance of squamous cells in fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast: A review of cases in a seven-year period

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-35

  Ng, Wai Kuen ^a   Kong, James H B ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast cancer; Breast neoplasms; Neoplasms; Squamous cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST DUCT ECTASIA; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSKERATOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0037263155     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326471     Document Type: Article

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