Aspiration cytology of radiation-induced changes of normal breast epithelium.
From a case illustrated, it appears that irradiation may induce changes in normal breast epithelium indistinguishable from malignancy by means of aspiration cytology. This fact must be considered in the choice of diagnostic methods for the evaluation of lesions in irradiated breast tissue.
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D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000166:cytology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004848:Epithelium / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000648:ultrastructure