Specific atypical histological patterns of epithelial hyperplasia (AH) indicate a medically relevant risk of breast cancer development in 5-10% of women with otherwise benign biopsies. This risk is about four times that of similar women, i.e., of the same age and at risk for the same length of time.
Possible indication of breast cancer risk through discriminant functions
โ Scribed by A. Toti; A. Piffanelli; T. Pavanelli; C. Buriani; I. Nenci; C. Arslan-Pagnini; P. Zanardi; S. Pecorari; R. Rossi; I. Barrai
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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