Quantification of tumor cellularity and mitotic index in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Sagol Ö., Culhaci N., Yorukoglu K., Ozen E., Canda T.

ANALYTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY, vol.23, no.1, pp.21-26, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Journal Name: ANALYTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-26
  • Keywords: breast neoplasms, mitotic index, carcinoma, ductal, morphometry, CANCER, FIXATION, MITOSES, DELAY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of stereologically estimated tumor cell counts in the mitotic index as well as to investigate its correlation with the currently used method and test the reproducibility of the method.