Flat epithelial atypia on breast needle core biopsy: A retrospective study with clinical-pathological correlation

Breast Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-383

  Lee, Tsu Yee Joseph ^a   MacIntosh, Rebecca F ^a   Rayson, Daniel ^b   Barnes, Penny J ^a  

^a Division of Laboratory Medicine   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast; Flat epithelial atypia; Needle core biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST NEEDLE CORE BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLAT EPITHELIAL ATYPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956834043     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2010.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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