Lobular neoplasia displaying central necrosis: A potential diagnostic pitfall

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 544-549

  Rosa, Marilin ^a   Mohammadi, Amir ^a   Masood, Shahla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comedonecrosis; E cadherin; Lobular carcinoma in situ; Lobular neoplasia with necrosis

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR NECROSIS; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LUNG CARCINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS;

EID: 77954314388     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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