Imaging features of metaplastic carcinoma with chondroid differentiation of the breast

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 691-696

  Shin, Hee Jung ^a   Kim, Hak Hee ^a   Kim, Sun Mi ^a   Kim, Dae Bong ^a   Kim, Mi Jung ^a   Gong, Gyungyub ^a   Im, Soo Ah ^a   Cha, Eun Suk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BI RADS; Breast cancer; Mammography; Oncologic imaging; Sonography

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROID METAPLASIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METAPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA, PLEOMORPHIC; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33847178362     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0831     Document Type: Article

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