Cytohistomorphological grading of breast carcinoma with special reference to apoptotic rates and lymph node metastasis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 613-618

  Khan, Nazoora ^a,b   Rana, Farah ^a   Afroz, Nishat ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytological grade; Ductal carcinoma; Histological grade

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY;

APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 34548225121     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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