Breast carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells: A case report and review of the Japanese literature

Breast Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-126

  Saimura, Michiyo ^a   Fukutomi, Takashi ^a   Tsuda, Hitoshi ^b   Akashi Tanaka, Sadako ^a   Nanasawa, Takeshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Osteoclast like giant cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942706208     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02966918     Document Type: Review

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