Contrary view: The breast is not an organ per se, but a distinctive region of skin and subcutaneous tissue

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-218

  Ackerman, A Bernard ^a   Kessler, Galen ^b   Gyorfi, Tibor ^b   Tsou, Hui C ^b   Gottlieb, Geoffrey J ^b  

^a ACKERMAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOCRINE GLAND; BREAST; DERMIS; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; GENERAL PATHOLOGY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMARY GLAND; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; ORGAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SWEAT GLAND;

BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIPPLES; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34147168298     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3180325d6b     Document Type: Review

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