Calcification in breast lesions: Pathologists' perspective

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Tse, Gary M ^a   Tan, P H ^b   Pang, A L M ^a   Tang, A P Y ^c   Cheung, H S ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOSIS; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST LESION; BREAST NECROSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EGG SHELL; FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MILK; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGIST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIOLOGY; TEA; TUMOR VOLUME; BREAST TUMOR; CALCINOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 38849166074     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.046201     Document Type: Article

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