Expression of androgen, estrogen and progesterone receptors in mucinous carcinoma of the breast

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 227-232

  Cho, Li Chen ^a   Hsu, Yung Hsiang ^b  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Androgen receptors; Breast carcinoma; Infiltrating ductal carcinoma; Mucinous carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATING DUCTAL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 44849106397     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70146-3     Document Type: Article

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