An ultrastructural study of benign and malignant breast epithelial cells. A search for tonofilaments.
310 breast lesions were examined by electron microscopy. Tonofilaments were demonstrated in excretory epithelial cells of infiltrating ductal carcinoma (29%), infiltrating lobular carcinomas (27%), fibrocystic disease (18%) and in the normal breast (12%). Tonofilaments were also present in uncommon breast carcinomas, such as mucinous, papillary and medullary carcinomas.
Kotańska
K M
KM
Department of Tumour Pathology, Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland.
Holm
R
R
Ottestad
L
L
Nesland
J M
JM
D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron