Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast with signet-ring cell and mucinous carcinoma components: Diagnostic utility of immunocytochemistry of signet-ring cells in aspiration cytology materials

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-173

  Kuroda, Naoto ^a   Fujishima, Nokiaki ^a   Ohara, Masahiko ^a   Hirouchi, Takashi ^a   Mizuno, Keiko ^a   Lee, Gang Hong ^b  

^a KOCHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast; Immunocytochemistry; Signet ring cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, SIGNET RING CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 33847678974     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20609     Document Type: Article

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