Tubular carcinoma of the breast and associated intra-epithelial lesions: A comparative study with invasive low-grade ductal carcinomas

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 447, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 683-687

  Fernández Aguilar, Sergio ^a   Simon, Philippe ^a   Buxant, Frédéric ^a   Simonart, Thierry ^a   Noël, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast; Ductal carcinoma in situ; Ductal intra epithelial neoplasia; Flat epithelial atypia; Tubular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DUCT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27644434928     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-005-0018-z     Document Type: Article

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