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High prevalence of PIK3CA/AKT pathway mutations in papillary neoplasms of the breast.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jan 2010
Troxell Megan L, Levine Judith, Beadling Carol, Warrick Andrea, Dunlap Jennifer, Presnell Ajia, Patterson Janice, Shukla Arielle, Olson Neal R, Heinrich Michael C, Corless Christopher L
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Papillary lesions of the breast have an uncertain relationship to the histogenesis of breast carcinoma, and are thus diagnostically and managerially challenging. Molecular genetic studies have provided evidence that ductal carcinoma in situ and even atypical ductal hyperplasia are precursors of invasive carcinoma. However, papillary lesions have been seldom studied. We screened papillary breast neoplasms for...
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