Acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse in the breast: Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of a rare presentation

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-364

  Driss, Maha ^a   Salem, Azza ^b   Mrad, Karima ^a   Abbes, Imen ^a   Sassi, Samia ^a   Romdhane, Khaled Ben ^a  

^a SALAH AZAIEZ INSTITUTE   (Tunisia)

^b CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Breast cancer

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77953200888     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325054     Document Type: Letter

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