Cytology of pleomorphic lobular carcinoma with apocrine cell differentiation of the breast: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-269

  Tashiro, Takashi ^a   Hirokawa, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Iuchi, Kenshirou ^c   Emoto, Katsuhito ^c   Tanaka, Takashi ^c   Monobe, Yasumasa ^b   Sano, Toshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Anan Ctrl Hosp of the Med Assoc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast cancer; Carcinoma, lobular

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; LYSOZYME; UVOMORULIN;

AGED; APOCRINE CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST CELL; BREAST DUCT; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PLEOMORPHIC LOBULAR CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SMEAR; TUMOR CELL;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0037347765     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326514     Document Type: Article

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