Flat epithelial atypia is a common subtype of B3 breast lesions and is associated with noninvasive cancer but not with invasive cancer in final excision histology

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 522-527

  Noske, Aurelia ^a   Pahl, Stefan ^a   Fallenberg, Eva ^a   Richter Ehrenstein, Christiane ^a   Buckendahl, Ann Christin ^a   Weichert, Wilko ^a   Schneider, Achim ^a   Dietel, Manfred ^a   Denkert, Carsten ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADH; B classification; Breast; FEA; Needle core biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; BREAST LESION; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLAT EPITHELIAL ATYPIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RECURRENT CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649338692     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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