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Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , March 2010

Lesion size is a major determinant of the mammographic features of ductal carcinoma in situ: findings from the Sloane project

A. Evans
- Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Mailbox 4, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland UK
- Guarantor and correspondent: Centre for Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, mailbox 4, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland UK. Tel :+44 (0) 1382 632196; fax:+44 (0) 1382 496363.
K. Clements
- West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit, Birmingham UK
A. Maxwell
- Breast Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
H. Bishop
- Breast Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
A. Hanby
- Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Leeds, UK
G. Lawrence
- West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit, Birmingham UK
S.E. Pinder
- Kings College London, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK
on behalf of the Sloane Project Steering Group

Received 14 November 2008 ,Revised 28 April 2009 ,Accepted 8 May 2009.

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