Mucinous carcinoma of breast with abundant psammoma bodies in fine-needle aspiration cytology: A case report

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 230-233

  Pillai, K Raveendran ^a   Jayasree, K ^a   Jayalal, K S ^a   Mani, K S ^a   Abraham, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast malignancy; Fine needle aspiration; Mucinous carcinoma; Psammoma bodies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST PAPILLOMA; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES;

EID: 34047123737     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20626     Document Type: Article

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