Pure and mixed mucinous carcinoma of the breast: Fine needle aspiration cytology findings and review of the literature

Cytopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 377-384

  Cyrta, J ^a   Andreiuolo, F ^a   Azoulay, S ^a   Balleyguier, C ^a   Bourgier, C ^a   Mazouni, C ^a   Mathieu, M C ^a   Delaloge, S ^a   Vielh, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colloid; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Mixed; Mucinous; Pure

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLOID CARCINOMA; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MIXED TUMOR; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST CANCER; COLLOID; CYTOLOGY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; MIXED; MUCINOUS; PURE;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84888136697     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12016     Document Type: Article

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