Clinicopathologic implications of "flat epithelial atypia" in core needle biopsy specimens of the breast

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 802-808

  Chivukula, Mamatha ^a   Bhargava, Rohit ^a   Tseng, George ^b   Dabbs, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical ductal hyperplasia; Columnar cell; Core needle biopsies; Ductal carcinoma in situ; Flat epithelial atypia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL DUCTAL HYPERPLASIA; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST SURGERY; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAT EPITHELIAL ATYPIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 67149105719     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPLDG6TT7VAHPH     Document Type: Article

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