Ductal Lavage for Detection of Cellular Atypia in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

C. Dooley, William; Ljung, Britt‐Marie; Veronesi, U.; Elena Cazzaniga, Marina; Elledge, Richard; O’Shaughnessy, Joyce; M. Kuerer, Henry; T. Hung, Deborah; A. Khan, Seema; F. Phillips, Rogsbert; Ganz, P; Euhus, David; J. Esserman, Laura; G. Haffty, Bruce; L. King, Bonnie; C. Kelley, Mark; M. Anderson, M.; J. Schmit, Paul; Clark, RD; Kass, Fredric; O. Anderson, Benjamin; L. Troyan, Susan; D Arias, Raquel; Quiring, Jessica; M. Love, Susan; L. Page, David; B. King, Eileen

doi:10.1093/jnci/93.21.1624

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Ductal Lavage for Detection of Cellular Atypia in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

Published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute • Nov 7, 2001

Authors:

William C. Dooley

Britt‐Marie Ljung

U. Veronesi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer originates in breast epithelium and is associated with progressive molecular and morphologic changes. Women with atypical breast ductal epithelial cells have an increased relative risk of breast cancer. In this study, ductal lavage, a new procedure for collecting ductal cel...

Subject

Atypia

Breast cancer

Medicine

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