The role of nipple discharge cytology in the diagnosis of breast disease: A study of 1948 nipple discharge smears from 1530 patients

Cytopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 326-330

  Gupta, R K ^a,b   Gaskell, D ^c   Dowle, C S ^c   Simpson, J S ^c   King, B R ^c   Naran, S ^a,b   Lallu, S ^a,b   Fauck, R ^a,b  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Valley Diagnostic Laboratories   (New Zealand)

^c Boulcott Specialist Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast; Cytology; Nipple discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST PAPILLOMA; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; PAPILLOMA, INTRADUCTAL;

EID: 10844268108     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2004.00169.x     Document Type: Review

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