Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast associated with invasive duct carcinoma: A case report

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-234

  Righi, Alberto ^a   Lenzi, Manuela ^b   Morandi, Luca ^a   Flamminio, Federica ^a   De Biase, Dario ^a   Farnedi, Anna ^a   Foschini, Maria P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

adenoid cystic carcinoma; breast; clonal analysis; duct carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; HUMANS;

EID: 79953874374     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909332321     Document Type: Article

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