Flat epithelial neoplasia and other columnar cell lesions of the breast;Flache epitheliale atypie und andere zylinderzellläsionen der brust

Pathologe

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 381-386

  Fritzsche, F R ^a   Dietel, M ^a   Kristiansen, G ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast; Columnar cell; Columnar cell lesion; Flat epithelial atypia

Indexed keywords

BREAST; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEOPLASM; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TERMINOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 33748669409     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-006-0852-z     Document Type: Review

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