Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 264-271 , March 2006

Correlation and significance of histopathological and clinical features in breast cancer with skin involvement (T4b)

  • Uwe Güth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel (UHB), CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Edward Wight, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel (UHB), CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Andreas Schötzau, MS

      Affiliations

    • JPS Institute for Biomathematics, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Igor Langer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, UHB, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Holger Dieterich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Women's Hospital and Breast Center Rheinfelden, D-79618 Rheinfelden, Germany
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  • Christoph Rochlitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, UHB, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Linda Herberich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel (UHB), CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Wolfgang Holzgreve, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel (UHB), CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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  • Michael J. Mihatsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Gad Singer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 30 June 2005 ,Revised 16 November 2005 ,Accepted 16 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.11.009

Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 264-271 , March 2006

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