Lakhani - WHO classification of tumours of the breast

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WHO OMS

4th Edition

WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast

Edited by

Sunil R. Lakhani

Ian O. Ellis

Stuart J. Schnitt

Puay Hoon Tan

Marc J. van de Vijver

World Health Organization Classification of Tumours

WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast

This volume was produced with support from the

MEDIC Foundation

The WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast
presented in this book reflects the views of a Working Group
that convened for a Consensus and Editorial Meeting at the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon
September 13, 2011.

Members of the Working Group are indicated
in the

Published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),
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Lakhani S.R., Ellis I.O., Schnitt S.J., Tan P.H., van de Vijver M.J. (Eds.):

WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast.

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IARC Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

WHO classification of tumours of the breast / edited by Sunil R Lakhani ... [et al.] 4th edition

(World Health Organization classification of tumours)

1. Breast Neoplasms genetics 2. Breast Neoplasms classification
3. Breast Neoplasms pathology I. Lakhani, Sunil R. II. Series

ISBN 978-92-832-4488-2

(NLM Classification: WI 1)