Histopathological patterns and risk of female breast lesions at a secondary level of care in Saudi Arabia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1121-1126

  Amin, Tarek Tawfik ^a   Al Mulhim, Abdul Rahman Saleh ^a   Chopra, Rajan ^b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Histopathology breast lesions benign changes proliferative lesions Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; BREAST DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77956622566     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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