Extensive sampling changes T-staging of infiltrating lobular carcinoma of breast: A comparative study of gross versus microscopic tumor sizes

Breast Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 511-517

  Moatamed, Neda A ^a,b   Apple, Sophia K ^b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lobular carcinoma of breast; T staging; Tumor size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 33750616831     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2006.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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