Robinson cytologic grading of invasive ductal breast carcinoma: Correlation with histologic grading and regional lymph node metastasis

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-153

  Robles Frías, Antonio ^a,d   González Cámpora, Ricardo ^b   Martínez Parra, Diego ^a   Robles Frías, María José ^c   Vázquez Cerezuela, Teresa ^a   Otal Salaverri, Concepción ^b   Fernández Palacín, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast cancer; Carcinoma, ductal; Lymph nodes; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOLUS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 15244345133     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326123     Document Type: Article

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