Value of Exfoliative Cytology in the Early Detection of Breast Carcinoma
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https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.1968v24n38.4005Keywords:
Breast Neoplasms/pathology, Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast, Early Detection of Cancer, CytologyAbstract
The authors report the diagnosis of 3 cases of non infiltrant duct carcinoma of the breast through cytological examination of the mamary discharge in 1,450 patients of the National Institute of Cancer (Rio de Janeiro, GB — Brazil); the 3 patients in whom the presence of malignant cells in mammary discharge was demonstrated had neither palpable tumor nor any other sign or symptom apart from the mammary discharge; they are alive and well after surgery performed 14, 10 and 5 years ago, respectively. Those are the possibilities of exfoliative cytology in the detection and early diagnosis of breast carcinoma.
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