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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
The different histological lesions of benign breast disease (BBD) are the result of interactions and regional prevalence of epithelial, myoepithelial, apocrine, and "null" (undifferentiated) cell types. We conducted an immunocytochemical analysis on 14 cases of BBD. Specific markers were employed to identify the different cell types; proliferation in these cells was revealed either by bromo-deoxyuridine uptake or PCNA ("cyclin") localization. The results indicate that apocrine cells do not undergo proliferation, representing therefore a terminally differentiated cell. The question related to the preneoplastic potential of BBD and on which cell type might possibly represent the precursor of in situ cancerous lesions remains unanswered. However, our data tend to exclude that such a putative proliferating precursor might be represented by apocrine or myoepithelial cells or even by the epithelial cells featuring epitheliosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0361-090X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytological analysis of benign breast disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't