An ultrastructural study of benign and malignant breast epithelial cells. A search for tonofilaments

Kotańska, K.M.; Holm, R.; Ottestad, L.; Nesland, J.M.

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology 21(3): 469-474

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 1122-9497
PMID: 2551480
Document Number: 329474
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.

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