The impact of large sections on the study of in situ and invasive duct carcinoma of the breast

Human Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1736-1743

  Foschini, Maria P ^a   Flamminio, Federica ^a   Miglio, Rossella ^a   Calò, Daniela G ^a   Cucchi, Maria C ^b   Masetti, Riccardo ^c   Eusebi, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Duct carcinoma in situ (DCIS); Invasive duct carcinoma (IDC); Large sections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMARY GLAND; MASTECTOMY; MULTIPLE CANCER; NIPPLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36549064206     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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