Breast duct micro-endoscopy: A study of technique and a morphological classification of endo-luminal lesions

Breast

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 363-369

  Kothari, A ^a   Beechey Newman, N ^a   Kulkarni, Dhananjay ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ductoscopy; Early diagnosis; Endoscopy; Mammary breast ducts; Nipple discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST DUCT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST LESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MASTECTOMY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SMOKING;

EID: 33744818211     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.08.025     Document Type: Article

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