Mammary glands are unique to mammals, with the specific function of synthesizing,
secreting, and delivering milk to the newborn. Given this function, it is only during a …

Reciprocal interactions between epithelium and mesenchyme mediate crucial aspects of
embryonic development and direct the coordinated organogenesis, correct spatial …

The Second Edition of this gold-standard text and reference provides a comprehensive
description of breast pathology in a clinical context, with emphasis on morphological …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to describe the assessment methods and
maturation status for a multisite cohort of girls at baseline recruitment and at ages 7 and 8 …

I. Introduction T HE control of cellular proliferation is known to involve a delicate balance
between the effects of different regulatory molecules including hormones and growth factors …

Genetic influences Dietary inf1uences Chemopreventive agents Radiation-induced
mammary tumorigenesis Developmental Concepts in Mammary Carcinogenesis …

Most human invasive breast cancers (IBCs) appear to develop over long periods of time
from certain pre-existing benign lesions. Of the many types of benign lesions in the human …

BACKGROUND The purpose of this investigation was to determine if there are pathobiologic
differences between BRCA1‐related and BRCA2‐related hereditary breast cancer (HBC) …

Women of childbearing age experience an increased breast cancer risk associated with a
completed pregnancy. For younger women, this increase in breast cancer risk is transient …

The aim of this study was to determine the proliferative activity within the epithelial cells of
the normal human breast in 122 patients (6 reduction mammoplasties and 116 …