Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , February 2008

Pathologic Aspects of Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: Part 1. Histomorphology and Differential Diagnosis

  • Erika Resetkova

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Erika Resetkova, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, Unit 85, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.

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 Supported in part by the author’s development start-up fund from The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

PII: S0093-7754(07)00238-2

doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.11.013

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , February 2008