Invasive mammary carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: Review of the cytologic literature and distinction from other mammary lesions containing giant cells

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 396-400

  Cai, Guoping ^a   Simsir, Aylin ^a   Cangiarella, Joan ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Osteoclast like giant cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST LESION; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; OSTEOCLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OSTEOCLASTS;

EID: 2942748295     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20069     Document Type: Review

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