Granular cell tumor of the breast: A series of 17 cases and review of the literature

Breast Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 528-531

  Adeniran, Adebowale ^a   Al Ahmadie, Hikmat ^c   Mahoney, Mary C ^b   Robinson Smith, Toni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Granular cell tumor

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOLOGY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO;

EID: 8744239381     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21525.x     Document Type: Review

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