The benign versus malignant paradigm in oncologic pathology: a critique

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Rosai, Juan ^a,b  

^a Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

^b Genzyme Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; DISTANT METASTASIS; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MELANOMA; MITOSIS RATE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL;

EID: 53249101407     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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