Cytologic diagnosis of columnar-cell lesions of the breast

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Jensen, Kristin C ^a   Kong, Christina S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cytology; Columnar cell change; Columnar cell hyperplasia; Fine needle aspiration; Flat epithelial atypia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST LESION; BREAST PAPILLOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846978761     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20601     Document Type: Article

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