Computerized cytomorphometric analysis of nuclear area, nuclear perimeter and mean nuclear diameter in spontaneous canine mammary gland tumours

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 553-558

  Simeonov, R ^a   Simeonova, G ^b  

^a TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Canine mammary gland tumours; Computer assisted morphometry; Cytology

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG DISEASE; FIBROSARCOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSARCOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL;

EID: 33847700008     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-3562-y     Document Type: Article

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