The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 252-258 , October 2010

Nipple discharge and the efficacy of duct cytology in evaluating breast cancer risk

  • Roisin T. Dolan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. Tel.: +353 1 716 6700.
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  • Joseph S. Butler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Mater-UCD Clinical Research Centre, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Malcolm R. Kell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Mater-UCD Clinical Research Centre, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Thomas F. Gorey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Maurice A. Stokes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Received 20 January 2010 ,Revised 28 February 2010 ,Accepted 29 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.03.005

The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 252-258 , October 2010

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