Elastosis in malignant tumours.

C Isaacson; H Greeff; J F Murray; J Posen; A Schmaman

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Elastosis in malignant tumours.

C Isaacson·H Greeff·J F Murray·J Posen·A Schmaman

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Elastosis is common in infiltrating ductal and lobular carcinomas of the breast, occurring in approximately 90% of cases. It is also well described in some benign lesions of the breast and tumours of the salivary gland. Reports of venous elastosis in association with large-bowel carcinomas are rare. We describe elastosis in single cases of prostatic, gastric, bronchiolar-alveolar and cervical carcinoma.

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C Isaacson, H Greeff, J F Murray, J Posen, A Schmaman. 1985-07-06. Elastosis in malignant tumours.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2990055/

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