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Fluorescence in situ hybridization of ductal lavage samples identifies malignant phenotypes from cytologically normal cells in women with breast cancer.
Cancer - 25 Jun 2007
Adduci Kelly M, Annis Caroline E, DeVries Sandy, Chew Karen L, Boutin Jennifer, Magrane Gregg, Ljung Britt-Marie, Waldman Frederic M, Esserman Laura J
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BACKGROUND: Ductal lavage (DL) does not routinely identify cytologically malignant cells. For this study, the authors asked whether molecular analyses of DL specimens from women with cancer would identify abnormal cells, even if they appeared cytologically normal. METHODS: DL was performed and yi...
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