Risk of neoplastic transformation in asymptomatic radial scar. Analysis of 117 cases

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-377

  Manfrin, Erminia ^a   Remo, Andrea ^a   Falsirollo, Francesca ^a   Reghellin, Daniela ^a   Bonetti, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign lesion; Breast carcinoma; Complex sclerosing lesion; Radial scar

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; STUDENT T TEST; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38849141017     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-007-9569-9     Document Type: Article

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