Cytopathological grading, as a predictor of histopathological grade, in ductal carcinoma (NOS) of breast, on air-dried diff-quik smears

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 185-193

  Khan, M Z ^a,b   Haleem, A ^a   Al Hassani, H ^a   Kfoury, H ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Cytological grading; Fine needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CYTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMEAR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0141816670     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10285     Document Type: Article

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