Leiomyosarcoma of the breast: A difficult diagnosis on fine-needle aspiration biopsy

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-178

  Wei, Xiao Jun ^a   Hiotis, Karen ^a   Garcia, Roberto ^a   Levine, Pascale Hummel ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Cytology; Leiomyosarcoma; Needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST SARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MITOSIS; OSTEOCLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DESMIN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0042818024     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10359     Document Type: Article

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