Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Dinniwell, Robert E ^a,b   Hanna, W M ^b,c   Mashhour, M ^b,c   Saad, R S ^b,c   Czarnota, G J ^b,d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast; Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 6; CYTOKERATIN 7;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA LIKE CARCINOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

EID: 84930481667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.926     Document Type: Article

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