Aspiration cytology of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the breast: Report of a case with cystic change

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-13

  Matthai, Smita Mary ^a   Kini, Usha ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cytohistologic patterns; Neoplasm; Sarcomatoid metaplastic carcinomas of the breast

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BONE TISSUE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST CYST; BREAST DUCT; BREAST SARCOMATOID CARCINOMA; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MESENCHYME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SPINDLE CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST CYST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SARCOMA;

EID: 3042841193     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20016     Document Type: Article

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