Combined ductal lavage and ductoscopy: What is the future for the intraductal approach?

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 553-554

  Fralinger, Jack A ^a   Kurtzman, Scott H ^a,b  

^a WATERBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DUCTAL LAVAGE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; CANCER RISK; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUCTOSCOPY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33845204786     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20651     Document Type: Editorial

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