Metaplastic breast carcinoma on fine-needle cytology samples: A report of three cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-209

  Fulciniti, Franco ^a,b   Mansueto, Gelsomina ^a   Vetrani, Antonio ^a   Accurso, Antonello ^b   Fortunato, Adriana ^a   Palombini, Lucio ^a  

^a Sezione di Citopatologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer diagnosis; Fine needle cytology; Metaplastic breast carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST CYST; BREAST SARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METAPLASIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; SARCOMA;

EID: 23944448049     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20340     Document Type: Article

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